Some of you might remember when we were thinking of moving that I had my eye on this house.
Almost in the village square I love the style & era of it.
Harry wouldn’t even go & look!
Looking at it now he was completely right. It faces north, hardly any parking & it’s on a very busy plus a corner so busses etc turning & stopping.
We are much better where we are! It has stairs though so we wouldn’t have bungalow legs as we have now! 🤣
At the farm I was up & down three flights of stairs…we have none now. Stairs are definitely a good thing to keep you fit!
It looks lovely but does not sound so practical. I put quite a lot of mileage on my Fitbit going up and down stairs from the kitchen to the first floor sitting room which we refurbished from Clare's bedroom in her memory and which is where I am 'speaking' to you!
I do remember Pat, Harry was certainly right - for all the points you have mentioned + its pebble-dash cladding - could cause a lot of trouble ! As for stairs - they are fine if you can !! mine have been furnished with a stair lift for the past 12 years - a bungalow would suite me well !
@beryl Yes I’m not that fond of pebbledash but it looks quite nice on this house for some reason but you’re right…upkeep! As for stairs I don’t miss them until I feel guilty not doing enough exercise! I always use the stairs in Booths.
It takes two to tango as they say. Unless you both like a house or anything that much, forget it! This place looks very gracious to me. Balanced and proportional!
@happypat
It is lovely, Pat. I have several plants there, some from other parts of the house, some new ones. It's light in the room and they grow well. Today I noticed that an anthurium which our son Neil gave me years ago and which had not bloomed for ages, has a new flower bud. I find it very comforting.
I do my meditation in this room and sometimes there is also music. I've probably already said that after she died, Clare's friends were all invited to choose a piece of jewellery in her memory from the wealth of items, some experimental, unsold found in her flat plus there were lots of green houseplants which all went to good homes. Thank you for this conversation, Pat.
True about the steps keeping you fit but not if your knees are giving up on you. Christine is starting to have knee problems and tries to avoid going up and down the stairs unless necessary. But we both are too happy at our house to think of moving. This does loo like a beautiful house to live in but the traffic and parking problems are a big difficulty to accept.
Think I would have liked it too. Interested in your comment about stairs. I'm up and down stairs a lot and amazing how step count goes up!!
I'm sure your lovely house and garden are the best!!
March 17th, 2024
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We had a two-storey house in Melbourne but decided on a single storey here and than heaven we did.
It is lovely, Pat. I have several plants there, some from other parts of the house, some new ones. It's light in the room and they grow well. Today I noticed that an anthurium which our son Neil gave me years ago and which had not bloomed for ages, has a new flower bud. I find it very comforting.
I do my meditation in this room and sometimes there is also music. I've probably already said that after she died, Clare's friends were all invited to choose a piece of jewellery in her memory from the wealth of items, some experimental, unsold found in her flat plus there were lots of green houseplants which all went to good homes. Thank you for this conversation, Pat.
I'm sure your lovely house and garden are the best!!