Secret Garden

When my ex last visited Chicago with his husband they told me that when he retires, they'll probably go live in Thailand. And I think it's a great idea. I think I'd love to retire in some tropical place, with tons of vegetation and no winters with freezing temperatures. And I'd love to have a house like this one.

This house reminds me of my aunt's house. I used to visit it when I was a child and one of the things I truly remember is her gardens. They were not as lush as these, but they did have that quasi-wild quality that you can only get in warm climates. I find the idea of outside-in living quite inviting. One thing I noticed in the video is that the house works as a cocoon for the son.The father obviously spends time there (his collections are darling!) and the mother has an art studio, but this to me looked like the younger son's realm.

I may be wrong, but that's the impression I got. After all, it's a two-bedroom/ one master bedroom house and it could have room for the whole family. But I love the way the house has stayed and the garden has become some sort of green armor around it. They have made that garden part of their house, manipulating it ever so slightly to fit their needs. It's a house that feels loved and lived in. 

I would definitely love living in some place where there's no snow in December. Something to take into account when the time to retire comes. And I wouldn't mind the humidity. I'm a tropical fruit, after all. 

XOXO