Lights in the compound
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
January 23, 2020 2:42pm CST
My friends and I have been dreaming. We all have said that when we are all old and retired, we'd like to live on a plot of land altogether.
On this plot of land we will have tiny little house for each of us, and one big room that has a kitchen, dining area and area for television. I requested a library and my friends have readily agreed. I am sure we will also have a workshop of some sort for craft projects.
On our front porches we will have fairy lights, those tiny little strands of lights that shine in yellowish white hues.
I am sure we'll think of other things for us to have on this hypothetical plot of land, it's something we all enjoy doing.
What does your ideal home look like?
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@kobesbuddy (74820)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jan 20
This might sound silly, but my ideal home is right here where I live. When Mom passed away, we bought this house. It was awfully old and needed to be updated. As we make those changes, it becomes more like the home that I someday dreamed of owning:)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
That doesn't sound silly at all. It sounds as if you are making that house the home that you always wanted and that is wonderful!
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@kobesbuddy (74820)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Jay and I put our head together and decide what we should change next. It's neat, because we only do what we can afford, at the time. There's no pressure to get it done, by a certain date or time. I love remodeling!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@kobesbuddy I like your process, that is a good way to go about it. You can decide what you want to do when, and I bet it helps you save money over all because you can plan for it far in advance.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I have seen some very beautiful pictures of homes on an island of their own. That would be nice, wouldn't it? Just land enough for a small house and a little vegetable garden, maybe a chicken or two for laying eggs.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@CarolDM That would be great, the only noise being the sound of waves, birds and maybe a dolphin call every once in awhile.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes it would be nice and quiet.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
30 Jan 20
I often dream of living somewhere different but my commitments are in the place I live now .. but who knows in the future. It doesn't hurt to dream
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
30 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum When Teagan leaves home I might think about moving but we are very close to her school at the moment so it's very convenient.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
30 Jan 20
@sprite1950 Ah. Will she live at home when she goes to college too?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
30 Jan 20
This is something that wouldn't happen for us for many, many years to come. If it ever does. It's nice to dream of, and it's nice to have intentions for it to come true...
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jan 20
You may find me corny but a little house on the prairie is my dream. I just wonder if I would have that, would my phone work?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
There are lots of phone towers around now so maybe your phone would work. I don't find that corny, that is perfect.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@Alexandoy No, I had not seen that post unfortunately. I have an aunt whose husband owns 7 houses on the street they live on. Each house is occupied by either family, is being rented or is laying vacant. He has plenty of land to farm.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum if you had seen my post about my niece's farm, there are still lands there that can be bought. It can be in the mountain which is cheaper. But no matter how cheap, I cannot afford to buy hectares of land.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
24 Jan 20
That actually sounds so nice. Lol.
I've never really thought of that, besides having one of those porches with the white fences. Like this... with a porch swing. Always wanted one.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
That's a cute little house in the picture. Years ago I wanted one of those moranda style porches, that wrap around the entirety of the house. A friend of mine took some heavy duty hooks and bolted them to the ceiling of her porch and then hung a porch swing from it. The only problem with that is she had to walk out her back door to go around to the front and sit down. It was still nice.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@Courtlynn Her porch is so small and not wide enough so she had to do it that way, but yeah I wouldn't do it either. They make those swings that have their own base and you can place outside of the porch, We had one of those but they are so quick to rust.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum yeah i wouldnt do it so i couldnt go out the front door. Lol
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I love the mountains as well. I enjoy the beach, but to me the mountains are so beautiful and you feel so secluded within the mountains. All of that sounds beautiful.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I like beach also but for life i prefer mountain and nature. I like to have a beautiful terracce on first, second or third flor.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@Moon24 My friends and I have said our ideal location would be close to the beach but also on a mountain. That's not geographically possible, atleast not here.
Yes, I think a terrace would be lovely. A nice place to enjoy coffee or tea in the mornings.
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@RebeccasFarm (86846)
• United States
23 Jan 20
Oh that is lovely..I hope you all get to live out your dream.
I would just be happy with any home and some peace Amber.
Right now it is hard to envision anything.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I hope that we do too. We joke that if one of us wins the lottery we'll start by buying a large plot of land. None of us play the lottery, so it's just a joke.
Peace and quiet is a good thing, I don't know if I'd be able to survive without it.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I wouldn't mind having a room dedicated to that complete with a pool table and dart board...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@Plethos Never far from a little drink, I can't blame ya there!
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@Plethos (13560)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum - id probably even have an open bar by every toilet in the house 
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@LindaOHio (157402)
• United States
23 Jan 20
I like where we live now. All on one floor, pantry and laundry room, 1.25 acres of land, no one close on either side...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
That sounds like a lovely place. I've lived in homes that have a pantry built in, but the pantry was still sort of small.
I love my brother in law's kitchen, he doesn't have a pantry but there is plenty of storage. They even have one of those corner cabinets that pull out and swivel.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
24 Jan 20
Oh that's actually quite cool, and I think that's becoming a trend too. I hope you get that some day
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
It does seem to be a trend. We first thought of it after seeing a link about three best friends doing the same thing.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@FayeHazel I thought so too. I think another of our ideas is to try to live as much off the grid as we can.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum It's a great idea :-)
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@Shivram59 (32053)
• India
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I want my house in the proximity of a dense jungle.A small,but comfortable house .
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
You don't worry about the creatures that may come out of that jungle? Isn't it warmer near jungles?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
@Shivram59 Oh I see. I could not remember if jungles had a cool breeze but it makes sense with all of the trees.
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@Shivram59 (32053)
• India
23 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I love jungles and jungle inmates.Every evening I go to a small,but dense jungle at the outskirts of my town.It is 7 kms from my house.And it's not warmer near jungles.You can enjoy cool breeze there.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
23 Jan 20
Farm animals or domesticated animals?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
@dya80dya I would too, but we can't have them here.
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@dya80dya (33693)
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24 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I would like to have pets. They make me happy.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
With one of those wraparound, moranda style porches? That's one thing I used to dream about, a house with a big wrap around porch.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
24 Jan 20
It's simple. It has a bedroom a kitchen, dinning room, bathroom, living room and library. It has a garage.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jan 20
I like that, especially the library!
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