i'm an apartment loving, city dweller or at least i thought i was. i've always been of the opinion that suburbs are scary and houses are for old people. I'm still wary of suburbs (row upon row of identical houses full of identical families) but recently i've changed my view on houses (or maybe i haven't; maybe i just got old!). ever since we decided we were going to make the move back to england i've been scouring the estate agent websites to find uk cities with affordable downtown housing. there are some beautiful old victorian and edwardian houses, centrally located, in places like york, harrogate and bristol. this seemed like the perfect option for us until we had a call from diz and laz. they have been looking to buy a place in london for a while now. despite having a budget that is twice what we have to spend on a house (and we have a fair amount in my opinion) they couldn't find a place that suited them. so, what they have decided to do is buy two homes instead. they are buying a pied-a-terre in london for the working week and a house in oxfordshire for the rest of the time. it got me thinking that perhaps city living wasn't the only option for us. there is a heck of a lot of beautiful countryside in england and a heck of a lot of villages in that beautiful countryside. there's a good chance that the cg will be working at home for the first year so we could find a cosy cottage or a converted barn, surrounded by fields, and take time out from the rat race for a while. i can't think of a better place to start bringing up a child.
10:19 a.m. - October 11, 2006
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