We&#39;re now at our third house-sit

@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

I think the outfit is so expensive that can be so stressful for me to afford it.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47667)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv I think it'd be a great place to sit and read and watch the weather.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

While it's quite an impressive entry, I don't think it is used too often. There are less impressive side and back doors that are used mostly.

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aidaa

@sickly09 (861)

• Indonesia

27 Sep 22

Home sweet home...So much to take care of.6 Chickens and 2 Dogs, Can they get along?

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

I think this is just for a start. They may add on the number of chickens especially as time elapses

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aidaa

@sickly09 (861)

• Indonesia

27 Sep 22

@Treborika Just 6 chickens is a lot, Woww if add more chicken, That's amazing.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

@sickly09 I have more than twenty chickens in my home and I am hoping to increase them

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

27 Sep 22

Interesting doing that being able to explore different houses with different stories behind every house. That one seems to be a nice to experience living in a new house to sit.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv It looks like you're having great time doing that. Being able to live in someone else's home and taking care of it for few days and enjoying the scenery seems fun and relaxing.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

@rsa101 @Treborika It is interesting and we're seeing quite a lot of new country.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

It's an amazing experience I must say

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72240)

• United States

27 Sep 22

The walls are so thick around those doors. It almost looks like the room isn’t fully finished being remodeled. I hope everything goes well there.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

This would be part of the old house I think. There has been quite a bit added to it over the years.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

Glad you made a good observation to the photo

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

27 Sep 22

I like this entry, it is elegant and protected, old style but really pretty. Good luck taking the photo of the new bird.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

27 Sep 22

@Treborika I like the entrance because it is protected by a large porch.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

That's what I see

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

Actually the entrance looks very appealing and attractive too.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (14697)

• Hong Kong

27 Sep 22

The entry doors look nice. Look forward to seeing your photos.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

I will take some more soon.

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@Treborika (17853)

• Mombasa, Kenya

27 Sep 22

Me too

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snowy

@snowy22315 (182188)

• United States

27 Sep 22

Well, compared to what you have been doing, I guess this is light duty.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (182188)

• United States

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv Well, you can always mylot. Good internet is a plus!

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Sep 22

@snowy22315 That's true and plenty of reading time too.

@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

That's true. There seems very little to do really other than walk the dog. I forgot there is a fish to feed and six chooks (chickens) too.

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much2say

@much2say (56056)

• Los Angeles, California

27 Sep 22

On your 3rd - my goodness you are now pros at this! I know we don't see the whole house, but that does look like it would be big. Enjoy the friends meet . . . and the new house sitting gig!

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much2say

@much2say (56056)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Oct 22

@JudyEv I wish we had room to do that! If we added on all sides, I'd be a step away from our neighbors

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Oct 22

@much2say That's a shame. In our 'real' home, if we take two steps outside any door we're virtually at our boundary.

@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

The middle part of the house is old but there seems to be adds-on on all sides.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (137772)

• India

28 Sep 22

Most houses here have what we call sitouts . Our ancestral house has a portico

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Always smiling

@allknowing (137772)

• India

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv Here is my ancestral home and you will see the portico which is more than a verandah.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

Sitouts and porticos are probably similar to our verandahs.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

@allknowing That looks very lovely. Thanks for sharing it.

aubrey

@averygirl72 (37845)

• Philippines

28 Sep 22

I don't know what a house sit is. How old is that house?

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37845)

• Philippines

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv Oh I see. house sit like baby sit. So you will be paid?

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

I'm not sure how old the house is but the owners have gone on holiday. We stay in the house and look after the pets and the garden.

@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

@averygirl72 Haha - yes, like baby-sitting. We don't get paid as there is very little to do and we have a little holiday in a nice place.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (108144)

• Marion, Ohio

27 Sep 22

Enjoy your house sit.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

Thanks. It's going good so far.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13152)

• Ireland

27 Sep 22

@judyev An elegant entrance indeed.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13152)

• Ireland

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv That’s like my brother’s house in Paris. The front entrance is magnificent and imposing, but it’s reserved for the bishop who never calls. I think he did used to call before my brother owned the house. I’m always brought in the side door.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

@xFiacre Often there was a 'front room' reserved for important guests too but rarely used at other times.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

It's a bit of a pity that that entrance is never used. Everyone uses the back door. lol

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (181745)

• United States

27 Sep 22

What fun! I'm jealous that you get to take care of two dogs. Have a good time!

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

We took one dog for a walk today but the other dog has a few issues with strangers so we're waiting to be accepted by her.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

@LindaOHio She is good friends with Vince now. He has been throwing a ball for her and she has now decided he is okay.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (181745)

• United States

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv I hope she warms up to you.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87854)

• Bangalore, India

28 Sep 22

Looking at that house and door reminds me of our huge house in our native. We would visit that to spend our vacation with our grandparents. You have a handful there to take care of. But for sure it's going to be super fun.

Good that internet is good there. Are you doing these house sitting as a paid job or just helping some known friends??

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Sep 22

@arunima25 If we had a lot to do or a lot of responsibility it might be a bit different.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

We've been doing it for friends or friends of friends. We don't get paid for it. There isn't much to do mostly and we have a nice holiday so it all balances out. :)

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87854)

• Bangalore, India

29 Sep 22

@JudyEv Oh! That actually sounds like a fair deal

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50528)

• United States

2 Oct 22

I really like the doors.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50528)

• United States

4 Oct 22

@JudyEv my grandparents home had some that were a little similar.

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Oct 22

I thought they looked quite impressive.

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@DaddyEvil (137636)

• United States

27 Sep 22

I'm looking forward to hearing about the new housesit and your adventures there.

(I know what you mean but I will confess I'm still picturing you and Vince "taking care" of the pot plants there.

)

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

It was you I thought of when I wrote 'pot plants'!!

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@DaddyEvil (137636)

• United States

28 Sep 22

@JudyEv

I can't imagine why you'd think of me, Judy.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30541)

• United Kingdom

30 Sep 22

That looks almost Edwardian, reminds me of the house where my mother grew up.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30541)

• United Kingdom

1 Oct 22

@JudyEv That would be about right!

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Oct 22

This part of the house could be over 100 years old which is ancient for our part of the world.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

28 Sep 22

Bird? Be waiting for your post. Enjoy your evening!

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@JudyEv (342104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Sep 22

It was lovely to catch up with our friends again and to meet some of their friends.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

29 Sep 22

@JudyEv

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Rachael Alice

@lifecoachjerusalem (1285)

• Israel

28 Sep 22

This looks like a good job. I would like to do it too, if I could find places that would have good Wiifii and I could continue to work on line teaching. . . I'm glad that you have found an easy way to make a living.

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