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It was standard practice for everyone to meet at eleven a.m. for brunch and they chose to eat outside on the joint brick patio connecting the two carriage houses, which extended from one place to the other with water features embedded into the brick walls. There were crape myrtles, southern magnolia trees, beech trees, and Palmetto palm trees.
The buildings were nestled together between two parallel streets in the heart of the historic district of Savannah, which reminded Marie of New Orleans and Charleston combined. There were colorful historic homes with grand double-decker porches, as well as quaint residences with simple symmetrical square facades. The sidewalks extended in front of each house were lined with live oaks covered in moss, which gave a visitor a cozy welcome to the
