Another dream home.....
S Smith
7 years ago
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What would your dream home include (if money was no object)?
Comments (28)I don't want any of those options, I would like beautiful sitting room with plush furniture, classical French inspired (not baroque), I would like a climate controlled glass house to match with orchids and all other exotic plants. A beautiful garden with flowers and fruit trees and a cleaner and a handyman to help me with it....See MorePoll: How close are you to achieving your dream home?
Comments (12)@ jeannie...that's Oipe, my dancing Queen...despite her size she's very nimble and does a little dance for her bowl of dinner. She's a Norwegian Forest cat. In the winter she grows another coat on top of her shorter curly woolly one...not FUR but a long straight coat of waterproof wool! Here sh'e in between seasons so no "Puss in Boots" UGG BOOTS and no gaucho pants! Can you imagine that!? After one litter she decided she wasn't doing that anymore...and I was sort of glad too....with all that wool around her nether regions! She gets shaved mid Spring, looks very funny but its more comfortable for her. Her favourite red mate 'Yodle' is smaller. Oipe is classed as 'red' ( ginger) even though her coat colour is much closer to a pale apricot. Have a friend who collects all Oipe's wool from her periodical groomings and her annual shear, spins it, crochets baby clothes and sells them...much in demand, better than Alpaca and as rare as....cat wool! I think Oipe weighs a bit more than 22lbs. Everyone is taken by her and she's such a " lol-about and couldn't give a darn" that she allows all the attention and loves it. My lifestyle is every bit as fantastic as it is just plain hard Aussie 'yakka'. I planned that this house would be where I lived and died. All sounds so romantic and close to Nature...and it is...but one can get really muscle sore, and brain weary working oneself into this lifestyle. Thankfully I am quite a strong Aussie country woman now..but getting here from being a thin city lizzy with not much strength, let alone country naus, was an ordeal I thought I would not survive. I've needed every bit of brain and braun I could accrue... and all on my own. I've met some wonderful country folk who have taught me bush skills I never knew existed. Did you know, for example, that we should never kill ants? Black ants are the natural enemies of the white ants or termites. You need to know where your black ants live and keep them fed so they'll stay outside and hunt the termites. If you find termites just surround them with a handfull of sugar and bring a clump of dirt and black ants to where they are...you won't need to spray...ever! Once they know they'll alert all their relatives near and far and anything wooden in your dream home will be safe. Glad you all like my story..THANKS...it makes all the hardship all that much more worth it! Oipe reaps the full benefit of my, at times, sore, tired body. When I'm flaked out on the lounge from hauling in the heavy ironbark firewood for the night...she just ambles up and plonks her voluminous self right in my lap and up my chest and decides I need grooming and exfoliating with her raspy tongue. Then I get a massage! She purrs and vibrates like an idling diesel engine...its kinda relaxing! P.S. Never thought anyone would catch me wearing Jeans! The only place I wear a skirt is to church..and sometimes I'm too tired to be botheredironing it...so have a pair of Sunday jeans ...there's no such thing as a day of rest...but time for the gentler jobs...like cooking enough to last the week! All the girls get together for that...NICE. I think I'm one of the lucky people!...See MoreIn your dream home, would you prefer a bar or dressing room?
Comments (10)Well, yes, my first instinct is I would like a butlers pantry. But giving it some thought isn't that more bench space, sinks, and other kitchen paraphernalia to keep clean and organised? Surely a well designed kitchen is enough? Don't need a bar at all, so ugly, so seventies! My vote goes to the dressing room. Organised space for clothes, no overflow into the guest bedroom. Shoes sitting up like little soldiers, clothes divided into seasons, scarves ready to be plucked for wear, orderly pants on trouser hangers that don't catch on one another, colour coded tops, jackets all lined up, Floor length mirrors, sock drawers, underwear drawers, makeup storage and lighting. What's not to dream for? Sounds like the ultimate in luxury to me!...See MoreWould this be your dream home?
Comments (3)I admire the older homes for their graceful beauty, but to live in one is a real pain. Often the windows are tiny and don't let enough light in, the ceilings are usually 13 foot tall makes heating difficult. My friend had one very similar and much and all as I stayed there many a time and enjoyed my time, I think I would prefer a later design....See MoreS Smith
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