I Love My

Ive never sat in my indoor living room! We live out here

there are birds chirping, and a very, very big iguana, and the local blond
raccoons come for night swims. Growing up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, I never
thought Id see a place like this, much less own it. My father loved to garden,
and I was often next to him, digging holes and dropping in seeds. But this tropical
garden is on a whole other level! They dont call it paradise for nothing.
Judy Blume
Author; Key West, Florida
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HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

PRODUCER KATHRYN OSHEA-EVANS PHOTOGRAPHER GRACIELA CATTAROSSI

Blume in her garden, which was

designed by Raymond Jungles.
Her latest novel, In the Unlikely
Event (Vintage), comes out in
paperback in May.