The Great Outdoors

The location of the new house is a bit remote, but you really can't beat the scenery. From the living room, we can see a green pasture sloping all the way down to Maryport in the distance. Beyond that is the Irish Sea. At night, the view is especially amazing... We're at the top of a hill, and can see all of the city lights below us. It is, in a word, epic.

The outside of the house is really lovely as well. The house is at the end of a twisty dirt road. On the way there, though, there is a row of five connected (or "semi-detached," as they say over here) homes. They're all made from the same stone that our house is built from, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were all at one time part of the same estate.

Below is the view from our front door.

Now, here's a shot of Frankie posing outside of our front door.

There are lots of big, beautiful trees in the yard.

There's also a wonderful little meadow filled with spring flowers.

My favorite is this cool twisty tree.

We even have a front gate!