How convenient is your house?

I always see you are waiting for someone to come and fix leaks in your ceilings, kitty

Oreo

grannyactivist

Every now and then my husband and I discuss downsizing or relocating. Then we realise anew that our current house is really suitable for our needs and has some extra features that I suspect are irreplaceable (we have a custom built sauna for instance), but the major benefit is its location. We can walk to the river park and our allotment in less than a minute, all the buses going into and out of town are a stones throw away, as is the local Spar/Post Office. In just a ten minute walk we can be in the Lidl, at the garage, in a cafe, a bakery, a pub or at the newsagents. We’re equidistant between the town’s two health centres and along with the sea and shopping centre they’re only a five minute bus ride or twenty minutes walk away.

So, I don’t think we’ll be moving anywhere soon, and even though the house is so big we’re just changing the usage of the rooms. The ‘family room’ is now a games room/gym, the smallest bedroom is my new art room and the laundry room doubles up as a brewery (husband’s latest hobby is brewing craft ales). I do still look at properties, but can never find anything that has the convenience of our current home.

Am I the only person to have laughed at this post? Mrs Bucket springs to mind.
Was the thread started to tell all about the custom built sauna, the games room/gymn, the art room laundry room and mini brewery?
Ah well, guess some are enjoying the opportunity to join in, so here goes -
We’ll be staying put as DP is currently converting the stables for extra guest accommodation as we only have nine bedrooms in the house.Where else would we find another smallish mansion in such a convenient spot? Set in lush countryside with a view of the sea and yet a Waitrose within driving distance.
Must go, the vicar is here for coffee in the morning room.Toodleoo.

Well your response made me laugh Oreo. 😂

Mrs. Bucket and I do indeed come from similar backgrounds, but I would hope the likeness ends there. My home often used to resemble Clapham Junction with the number of people coming and going - if you read my post at 7.38am you’ll see that our lifestyle is very un-Bucketlike. Although we have often entertained vicars for tea. 😜

Our house is far too convenient, which is giving DH the best excuse not to move to my dream home barn conversion 😡

MissAdventure

I always see you are waiting for someone to come and fix leaks in your ceilings, kitty

The lovely roof man thinks I fancy him!!!

Oreo

grannyactivist

Every now and then my husband and I discuss downsizing or relocating. Then we realise anew that our current house is really suitable for our needs and has some extra features that I suspect are irreplaceable (we have a custom built sauna for instance), but the major benefit is its location. We can walk to the river park and our allotment in less than a minute, all the buses going into and out of town are a stones throw away, as is the local Spar/Post Office. In just a ten minute walk we can be in the Lidl, at the garage, in a cafe, a bakery, a pub or at the newsagents. We’re equidistant between the town’s two health centres and along with the sea and shopping centre they’re only a five minute bus ride or twenty minutes walk away.

So, I don’t think we’ll be moving anywhere soon, and even though the house is so big we’re just changing the usage of the rooms. The ‘family room’ is now a games room/gym, the smallest bedroom is my new art room and the laundry room doubles up as a brewery (husband’s latest hobby is brewing craft ales). I do still look at properties, but can never find anything that has the convenience of our current home.

Am I the only person to have laughed at this post? Mrs Bucket springs to mind.
Was the thread started to tell all about the custom built sauna, the games room/gymn, the art room laundry room and mini brewery?
Ah well, guess some are enjoying the opportunity to join in, so here goes -
We’ll be staying put as DP is currently converting the stables for extra guest accommodation as we only have nine bedrooms in the house.Where else would we find another smallish mansion in such a convenient spot? Set in lush countryside with a view of the sea and yet a Waitrose within driving distance.
Must go, the vicar is here for coffee in the morning room.Toodleoo.

Mrs. Bouquet would certainly not mention Lidl in her post, or even Spar!😁

Must go, the vicar is here for coffee in the morning room

Actually, the vicar has just called to see DH.
They've got a cuppa in the study 😁
I have no idea what they're studying.

I’ve been keeping my eye open to move somewhere since my husband died. I did think about going to live by my son, however, it wouldn't work out I would have to leave my friends
and as my dil never initiates contact although when we do see each other we get on, I wouldn’t see them. I looked round here but can’t afford a bungalow, tge snakier houses no where to put my car, no point of moving sideways, I want a drive, garage, small garden, local to buses etc. Here I have a big garden which I get help with and need jobs doing but nothing really major, so dare say I will stay here until I go into care if I should ever need it, hope not. It’s not perfect, but
the houses I did see all had more drawbacks so guess I’m staying. I was looking for a change, something manageable, then just got fed up of looking. The years have passed by and I’ve wasted enough time on a fruitless search.
Some of your homes sound amazing, I don’t wonder you are happy where you are, the grass isn’t always greener.

I'm going to live in a large log cabin at the end of my older grandson's garden (when he gets a big house with a huge garden, that is)

And have nine bean rows and a hive for a honey bee*MissA*? How lovely

Since being widowed I’ve moved 2x from our 5 bed family home in an idyllic Scottish seaside village. Firstly to an old cottage on the edge of a Cotswold village which I loved but realised it would be problematic as I aged (no public transport) and now to a Victorian end of terrace in a Devon seaside town. It’s convenient. I’m a 10 minute walk from dentist, doctor, station, M&S, 1 min from the harbour, 2 from the beach and 5 from DD3 which has been a godsend since having heart surgery last month. I weighed up all the pros/cons before moving and the only regret is not having a small garden. I decided a small back yard would do but I miss pottering & only have sun until mid day after which it’s off to the beach. I have 3 bedrooms upstairs, all en suite, for me & visitors and 1 small one downstairs which I use as a study/art room and can use if necessary in the future. The only downside is neighbours. Not met one in 18 months, but hey, you can’t have it all so I volunteer (when well 🙄) for the RNLI & have joined U3A so meet likeminded folk. If circumstances had been different I’d still be in the family home with DH surrounded by old friends but they too have now moved away or died. It’s a lottery. You have to do what feels right at the time which in retrospect may not be the correct decision. Not sure what will be next …….🤔

I love our house. It is very light because we have huge windows and due to the position of the house. The garden is sheltered and a real suntrap. Even in winter if the sun is out it heats the house. Neighbours think I have the heating on!

It’s in the middle of the village. We have several shops, a school, churches, bus service and some lovely walks. Not far to towns or seaside.

Marmight - I have fond memories of your kind hospitality in your lovely Scottish home. 🤗

grannyactivist

Marmight - I have fond memories of your kind hospitality in your lovely Scottish home. 🤗

Thanks GA. Nearly 12 years ago. Good memories of that day with all the other Grans. Im now just along the road from you!

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I love my home, we have extended it to provide a utility room and downstairs, accessible shower room, thinking ahead for my future needs.

Although too big for just the two of us, we also changed the use of rooms. DH has a study and a I craft room.
Often, when I am unwell, I am happy to just rest in the conservatory and look into my garden.

If we turn left at the end of our street, Lidl, Tesco and Asda are no more than ten minutes away.
If we turn right, we are beside farmland and Silverburn is only ten minutes away.
Half hour to the Ayrshire coats and forty minutes to Loch Lomond.
There are are four major hospitals no more than thirty minutes away.
The icing on the cake is that neighbours were friends, long before we moved here.

Therefore, I will only be leaving this home in my coffin. 🤭

It's funny how some people don't seem to take the future into consideration. My 80 year old friend, recently widowed, has moved from her 6 bedroom Victorian house to a little semi on the main street. It's lovely and convenient but has a very steep staircase and no downstairs bathroom. At least the stairs keep her fit.

Your home sounds so lovely Marydoll, there's something just perfect about garden gazing isn't there? Someone getting into a right tizz about whose turn it is on the sunflower feeder or hogging the bird bath, and always a little fat robin telling 'em all off!

keepcalmandcavachon

Your home sounds so lovely Marydoll, there's something just perfect about garden gazing isn't there? Someone getting into a right tizz about whose turn it is on the sunflower feeder or hogging the bird bath, and always a little fat robin telling 'em all off!

Thank you, I didn't mean sound sound as if I was boasting.
I am indeed blessed, especially since as child I was brought up in a Glasgow tenement, I never envisaged living in a house like this! I thought that was only for posh folk.

Just wanted to say that our vicar prefers wine 🍷!

Actually we love where we live, in a village with a bus stop just round the corner. If I can’t walk to it then I won’t be able to walk anywhere. We are as close to the middle of our small town as those that actually live on the outskirts of it.
Our problem is the garden but we will have to hope the pension will pay for help when we need it. Our village is quite friendly and that’s important too.

Auntyflo - "Where we are is where we're meant to be" - that's my sentiment exactly. I love where I live, and no, it isn't convenient for anything really. But I'll be 83 shortly and I just never want to leave - this is Home.