Where is your dream place...

[mimitabby]

I think I'll have my dream place soon. a cozy little place, nice kitchen, comfortable livingroom, intimate bedroom- somewhere good to have friends over, entertain and just kick back in the evening/weekends... with the right special someone and a kitty. The company is really what makes any place what it is, to me. It's nice being alone- it is- but when you have the right person there, all the positive attributes of everyday life are accentuated.

Yes, I agree with you Kit; halfway. If we lived in some overhot sweaty humid place I don't care who I was sharing the place with; I'd be miserable.
and when we lost power in December, I quickly realized how UN romantic THAT could be.

[Dianyla]

Another blissful Portlander, chiming in!

The only situation I can envision that would be even better than what I've got is to have a chic condo in downtown Vancouver BC and then a horse ranch on the San Juan islands to spend my weekends.

/fantasyland

[shootingstar]

Another blissful Portlander, chiming in!

The only situation I can envision that would be even better than what I've got is to have a chic condo in downtown Vancouver BC and then a horse ranch on the San Juan islands to spend my weekends.

/fantasyland

Hey, we live at the foot of a bikepath in downtown Vancouver. Right now, I see can a whole wall of snow-topped mountains in North Vancouver...and another direction the construction of Winter Olympics 2010 athletes' village. I could go snowshoeing today up at Grouse Mountain...and get there quickly in 45 min. or so by public transit. Where we are at the bottom, dry pavement and just above freezing. Yes, I cycled today..

We are car-less, no purchased parking spot in our condo building. It was deliberate.

And yes, we're just 15 min. walk to the light rapid train...there's going to be another line completed next year...that will take you from airport to downtown...so when it pours relentlessly rain....there's a way to throw bike on and get down faster.

[Kitsune06]

I *said* positive attributes, Mimi!

and c'mon, being power free isn't that bad if you know how to keep warm.
And hot, sweaty humid places? Hit the pool.
Stuck at home? Break out the satin sheets and ice cubes.

There's *always* a way to make *everything* better. unfortunately neither of the above are anywhere near as much fun alone.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And hot, sweaty humid places? Hit the pool.
Stuck at home? Break out the satin sheets and ice cubes.

Yep. And if no pool...well that's what iced tea , cool showers, and fans are for.

Speaking of windchimes vs. birdchimes....
I went snowshoeing through the woods this morning near our house (in 10 degrees!, but managed to stay warm), and I got to watch a magnificent pileated woodpecker at work on a dead tree just a few yards away. Beautiful! He didn't seemed scared that I was there, nor was he bothered when I continued shushing on down the trail. A couple of years ago I heard a big bird commotion in my back yard, and went out to see FIVE of them having a big squabble in our pine tree!!! I can't imagine why 5 of them were all in one place. Never saw such a wonderful bird sighting before or since. They are so gorgeous, and so prehistoric looking- like teradactyls!

[mimitabby]

Yep. And if no pool...well that's what iced tea , cool showers, and fans are for.

when my aunt was stuck in Florida without power for 4 weeks + there
was no ice, cool showers or fans. It was really an ugly situation. My 82 year old aunt sat and fanned herself. That's all she could do.

When my coworkers were without power for 1 week in temps below 40 degrees, the "simple things" like bathing, being able to READ became difficult or impossible. You can't sit and read in 40 degree temps because you get cold, even under blankets and sleeping bags. The only way to stay warm in 40 degree temps without a fireplace is to KEEP MOVING.
Electric power and gas heat are some of the best inventions ever. To live just 24 hours without them I suddenly realized just how much I like them.

I got to watch a magnificent pileated woodpecker at work on a dead tree just a few yards away. Beautiful! He didn't seemed scared that I was there, nor was he bothered when I continued shushing on down the trail. A couple of years ago I heard a big bird commotion in my back yard, and went out to see FIVE of them having a big squabble in our pine tree!!! I can't imagine why 5 of them were all in one place. Never saw such a wonderful bird sighting before or since. They are so gorgeous, and so prehistoric looking- like teradactyls!

or woody woodpecker!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The only way to stay warm in 40 degree temps without a fireplace is to KEEP MOVING.

Preferably to the house of a friend who has a wood stove!
In cold climates, if you don't have one yourself, always have a friend or two who has a woodstove.

[Kitsune06]

Or flee to some warmer clime temporarily.

[Wahine]

I got to watch a magnificent pileated woodpecker at work on a dead tree just a few yards away. Beautiful! He didn't seemed scared that I was there, nor was he bothered when I continued shushing on down the trail. A couple of years ago I heard a big bird commotion in my back yard, and went out to see FIVE of them having a big squabble in our pine tree!!! I can't imagine why 5 of them were all in one place. Never saw such a wonderful bird sighting before or since. They are so gorgeous, and so prehistoric looking- like teradactyls!

Wow Lisa, that is a very lucky siting. Pileated woodpeckers are very shy and would rather not be seen. I love them. One of my favorite birds. I can't imagine how amazing it would have been to see 5 at once. I think I would have fainted from excitement. In case you haven't figured it out, I have a soft spot for birds.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wow Lisa, that is a very lucky siting. Pileated woodpeckers are very shy and would rather not be seen. I love them. One of my favorite birds. I can't imagine how amazing it would have been to see 5 at once. I think I would have fainted from excitement. In case you haven't figured it out, I have a soft spot for birds.

Yeah, I was really excited that time, what a fluke it was!
But today this one didn't seem shy much at all- I shuffled and sniffed and walked by in my snowshoes and he just kept pecking about 12 yards from me and didn't even care that I passed by!

[pooks]

Oh, I love all these terrific answers.

My fantasy dream place is just about anywhere in England. I love Cornwall and the West Country, and Wiltshire -- but this pic draws me back to the Lake District, specifically my favorite "stones," Castlerigg. It was taken at sunset, and the sky was ON FIRE. I can't describe it. This picture was taken aiming east, with the red sky reflecting in a rosy wash over the smoke rising from a farm and the rest of the landscape.



However, my more realistic dream is Estes Park, Colorado, a short bike ride away from Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the view from my lawn chair when we were camping in August. See my foot? I was vegging out, feet propped up, and took the picture.

[mimitabby]

Pooks, great photos, stunningly beautiful!

i took that quiz, oh, my dream city is PORTLAND, OR..
the quiz asks for an address and email (I'm Jo Blow, at 201 main street, mobile AL,
36601) but they give you the answers, so you can put in a phony email address too)