our new house

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You can tell it was made by a European! it has garden spaces inside. Supposed to keep it cooler. we have the house for a year. We share the dining and living room space and the kitchen with another family. We have a small bedroom with en suite just off to the left of this picture and next door to it a little room to keep all our books and the fridge we keep our food in!



Tony likes to study in the hammock!

Comments

Dave Tch said…
this looks 5 star!
11 January 2012 at 08:35
Dave said…
Loving the hammock! Have you fallen out yet? Or maybe broken it from swinging it too hard?!
12 January 2012 at 10:16
Tony and Laura Lewry said…
not fallen out yet but i have said that it would be too difficult to get our so Laura should get me a nice cold drink!!
12 January 2012 at 15:09
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