Do You Have A Summer Cottage?

@marlina (154103)
Canada
August 29, 2015 9:18am CST
Curious about knowing if you have a summer cottage? We don't ,but we used to go to my parent's summer house for many years.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Aug 15
We have warm weather all through the year ..however, we used to go to my ancestral village which was surrounded by paddy fields and hills and I have lovely memories of summer holidays spent there when I was a child and later with my children..Now most of the property has been taken over by the town authorities to build a bus stand of all the things and it makes us feel sad !
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
30 Aug 15
@xiaolisu If you get a decent compensation it is not too bad but here in my place what we got was a pittance for a large expanse of land that was taken away !
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
30 Aug 15
@xiaolisu Unfortunately we cannot do that since what they have taken over was a paddy field and a hill behind the house and left the house which they know, we will hand over because it will be too noisy when the construction begins...They do provide a house site if you have a house !
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
I would be sad too if it had happened to my parent's summer house.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
29 Aug 15
I have a family house in the countryside. I used to spend my vacation in it but I don't visit it often now. I keep it only because it has a sentimental value for me.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
Glad that you still can keep that family house in the country.
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• Avenel, New Jersey
9 Sep 15
go as much as you can, you never know when the opportunity will be gone!!
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
30 Aug 15
We shifted to a semi rural setting after spending our prime life in a city. This is where I get all the seasons. I wish there were snow flakes, though
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Oct 15
We do have a cottage on a lake, it is year round though not just a summer home and we have a winter home in Florida. Sometimes 3 homes is a lot to take care of.
• Avenel, New Jersey
9 Sep 15
my family used to!! we had a shorehouse for the longest time, ever since i can remember basically- it was my grandparents first, then my dad bought it and we had it up until hurricane sandy.... then it was destroyed, and my dad sold it last year because he didnt want to fix it only to have something happen again :(
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
11 Oct 15
I live in a small cape cod style house within walking distance of the beach. It's a gorgeous place except during storms. Then I would like to be away from the coast.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
11 Oct 15
I envy you but not during the storms.