A Year Round Vacation in Westminster, MD

A Year Round Vacation in Westminster, MD 3738 Bixler Church Rd. 21158

I always think of 3738 Bixler Church Road as a place for a year round vacation in Westminster, MD. This cantilevered contemporary on 28 acres is one of my favorite listings. With 5,000 square feet of sun-drenched space, this unusual home is definitely not a "cloneonial." Picture multiple balconies, two fireplaces, wood floors, and way too many windows to count.

Set in lush woods, the change from season to season is wonderful. My earlier photos were in the magnificent snow, and on a showing yesterday I was amazed at how green the land had grown in such a short time.

That window seat with the new cushion is my very favorite space to sit! My other favorite place is in the kitchen but you have to go read the other post to see what I mean.

The views from each and every room of this cantilevered home bring the peace and natural beauty up close. Now that the weather is great for outdoor living, there is a hot tub area ready for a new installation. Gardeners will love the possibilities here, and pets – including horses – will be right at home.

Serenity and a year-round vacation are right here on Bixler Church Rd in Westminster, MD.

For Perfect Crab Cakes Head to Box Hill Pizzeria in Belair, MD

For Perfect Crab Cakes Head to Box Hill Pizzeria in Belair, Maryland

"The Perfect Crab Cake" is something many restaurants in Maryland claim, but there's one place we've found that can back that claim with delicious proof.

Not long ago we spent a delightful afternoon visiting friends in Belair and decided to top it off with a stop at a local favorite. When you pull in to a neighborhood strip shopping center at 5:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, and the place is packed, you just know it's going to be good.

The Box Hill Pizzeria is known for its pizza, of course, but it's the crab cakes that bring people back. They were perfection, lumps of backfin crab (the best and sweetest crabmeat there is), seasoned and broiled to perfection, served up plump in generous portions. Box Hill's crab cakes were just picked among the best by Baltimore Magazine in the July 2009 issue. Yummy!

Their tossed salad comes with the best house dressing I can remember; it's so good they
bottle and sell their special recipe. The waitress kept urging us to "Dip the garlic
bread and the pizza crust in the dressing!" Yes…it was delicious.

It's true, you don't have to go far to have a vacation day in and near Baltimore. And when it's perfection in Maryland's signature dish, backfin crab cakes, Belair is just a short drive. Can't wait? You can order online and taste perfection for yourself!