A beautiful house but no-one to share it with
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
Rockingham, Australia
November 19, 2022 7:35am CST
The house we’re minding is situated on one of the canals in a marina at Busselton in south-west Western Australia. Most of the houses here are very spacious and have their own private jetties and an area where they can tie up their boats. The owner of our house has five boats at the moment, which might seem a bit excessive but to each his own.
The photo shows the house across the street from the one we’re staying in. The owner has gone to Bali too. Hers is a sad story as, after years of hard work and saving, she and her husband built this but only had a few months in it before the husband got an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and passed away.
I can’t really get a photo of the front of 'our' house as it faces the canal.
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@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Nov 22
Thats a lovely home. So sad what happened to the husband. At least he seen his dream come true.
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@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Nov 22
Well, that's life, isn't it? As the song goes, "Riding high in April, shot down in May."
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Nov 22
@BarBaraPrz And this was a great comparison, Barbara! Good job:)
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@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv Now that's a shame, too.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17242)
• China
19 Nov 22
It is sad ,since she lost her husband,the house no longer seems to have any meaning.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Nov 22
A dream that came and went, quickly!
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@Andini (3208)
• Indonesia
19 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy yeaa everything happens according to god, not human
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@snowy22315 (209010)
• United States
19 Nov 22
Lovely house, what a cruel break for that couple.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov 22
They ran a roadhouse in the middle of nowhere until they could build this. So sad.
@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Nov 22
How tragic about the husband and timing. It is a lovely home. Enjoy yourselves.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv ........It is nice isn't it? I've been retired since 2006.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov 22
@celticeagle Retirement sure beats working!! 
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@ptrikha_2 (49766)
• India
28 Nov 22
So sad that the owners couldn't get much time to enjoy this house!
Life can be so harsh at times!
The picture says a lot.
So would you be able to avail any boat for ride?
This place can be used for shooting movies or TV series and well I can imagine some nice story plots using this one.
A good place for some action stunts as well!
Life can be so harsh at times!
The picture says a lot.
So would you be able to avail any boat for ride?
This place can be used for shooting movies or TV series and well I can imagine some nice story plots using this one.
A good place for some action stunts as well!
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@ptrikha_2 (49766)
• India
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv
So you are back now? Was it a few days of stay?
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@ptrikha_2 (49766)
• India
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv
Will try to check out your other related posts as well.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov 22
Ours is one storey but with high peaked rooves. There are sort of three pavilions all attached. It's hard to describe. The best place for a photo would be from the house on the opposite side of the canal but we don't know them as can't really go there.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov 22
That’s a beautiful house. A friend of mine has a similar looking house on an island in the Florida Keys.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv Oh yes, the lifestyles of the rich and famous! haha
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 22
@moffittjc True and we're getting just a taste of it.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Nov 22
That neighbor's home is lovely, five boats for what reason? I'm still wondering. Maybe his wife and friends use them for water skis! One on each foot:) And the fifth boat, tows them through the water:) Fun? Let's just pretend and go for a horseback ride instead:)
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy Possibly they have but I don't know that for sure.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv Those dogs have seen lots of trips in a boat, I'm sure of this!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv Time diffuses and she will be able to enjoy what she and her husband created. This situation is quite common and those left behind move on as time helps them to do it.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
19 Nov 22
That's really sad about the owners of the house across from you.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv Yeah, I've heard of things like that happening. It's really too bad.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
20 Nov 22
My husband has always wanted a house on a canal. What a beautiful home across the way. 5 boats? Oh my goodness! So sorry to hear about the owner's husband.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
21 Nov 22
@JudyEv Hubs wants a boat; but he also wants to be able to be on a canal to just drop a line in whenever he wants.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
20 Nov 22
Just when couple could just relax at their beautiful home, too, very sad.
Beautiful place though!
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
21 Nov 22
@JudyEv
Yes and, so gorgeous home and environment!
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