My dream
@allknowing (153529)
India
November 5, 2015 8:43pm CST
I always wanted to design my own home but that would have been impossible if we continued to live in the city as land prices there as is known are prohibitive.
My husband gave me a surprise one day by buying a plot of land close to our native place and from then on I felt that my dream would be fulfilled.
I started designing, tearing paper after paper, thinking about it, looking at home decor books...........
It all fitted perfectly as I was getting bored with my 9 to 5 job which I gave up starting my own landscaped garden designing business which again I gave up just to have time to construct my dream home. I had to travel many times in that year - a year close to my husband's retirement.
With the help of an engineer our dream home -SOLITAIRE- came into existence.
We sold our flat in the city and shifted here.
SOLITAIRE keeps me merrily on my toes with the garden also designed by me.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
I love a good story with a happy ending. Congratulations on the home, life, and those you share your life with. I love the name SOLITAIRE.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Nov 15
hi@paintsonslate that is a great ending and I also liked the name Solitaire
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 15
That's wonderful! Interesting name for a house too. Where did you get the idea to name it Solitaire?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Nov 15
It took us a while to decide on that name although some call it glass house specially the taxi drivers when they have to bring visitors to our home who have not visited us before. Solitaire has 31 louvre glass windows
But I really do not like it when they do that. 
But I really do not like it when they do that. 4 people like this
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
@allknowing i looked up images of louvre glass windows and i think we call them jalousies here. wouldn't 31 windows make the house pretty hot inside?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Nov 15
@hereandthere No it does not. Cross ventilation is what our windows do. These windows have those glass blades that can be opened.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
7 Nov 15
It is quite spacious. We have 3 bedrooms, a store, a kitchen and dining and living area. The terrace has a garden too.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
7 Nov 15
@allknowing Oh, how lovely. Seems a really nice place to live. And yes, it is huge.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Nov 15
Would love to see a picture of your dwelling. And by the way how far is Benningen from you My ex boss lives there.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Nov 15
@LadyDuck Just a vowel and I sent my ex boss to Germany. It is Binningen and not Benningen
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
6 Nov 15
@allknowing Benningen is not in Switzerland, it is in Germany and it's 350 Km far from our location.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 May 18
@allknowing
I am so happy for you that your dream home became real.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Nov 15
hi@allknowing oh what a wo nderful dream come true and to design your new hone the way you wanted then the garden too good for you be ha ppy.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
6 Nov 15
By the way , i was thinking all along that you were a man , So i was surprised to know that you are also a woman .
@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Nov 15
That does not bother me as writing is unisex.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
7 Nov 15
Many have their dreams and this was mine. I am forever in the attitude of gratitude that my dream became a reality.
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