I love my home, it’s where I’m happiest.
I love my home, it’s where I’m happiest. It’s not special…. but it’s special to me. I used to be a real mad collector and this house was full of antiques. But after my son died, 23 years ago, I … Continued
You are never alone.. you have your own space.
There are five of us in total. We are between the ages of 28 and 32 and we’re all working. It’s a nice mix. Everyone comes and goes at different times and there is always someone around. You are never … Continued
What some people treasure…..
What some people treasure, and wouldn’t part with in the world, means nothing – even to immediate members of the family…. You see it all the time. I always had a great interest in people’s homes. I used to work … Continued
This is my time…. I came here to paint.
I sold my house. It was a nice house, the children grew up in it and they were very happy. But this is my time.. I came here to paint. I liked the house because it had a conservatory, plenty … Continued
As a priest, the parochial house is not your home. It’s the place where you work.
This is where I work. I live in this house. It’s unique when you are talking to a priest because it is not a family home…. Sometimes a priest would bring an elderly parent to live with them… The Bishop … Continued
High-rise home: I love colour … I just think it makes you feel good.
I became a priority because I had 2 children – a boy and a girl. They offered me this flat – in a high-rise block – on the top floor. It was filthy, really… I think drug addicts had been … Continued
This house has completely transformed our lives.
N: We lived in 7 different homes. I wanted to put down roots.. but it was maybe 4 years before we actually could. We lived up the road in number 10 – and were renting. The boom had happened and … Continued
Home is somewhere to feel safe and loved …and to love my children.
There’s just me, my three children, 2 cats and 2 dogs. This was a re-possessed house. I liked it because it was affordable and close to the school for the children…and it had a small garden. It needed a bit … Continued
My mother really created that welcome….
There were 4 children and my parents …..and the last 10 years there have been various dogs. … They moved here in 1983 … 33 years or so…. so, it’s nice that it has kind of matured. The neighbours here.. … Continued
I’ve independence here…..
I fell the day I moved in… I lay for 18 hours on my back, couldn’t get up…I was starting to hallucinate…. The maintenance guy came to clear my shower drain in my bathroom. He knocked the … Continued