A few views of our new house-sit

@JudyEv (338640)
Rockingham, Australia
January 6, 2023 8:44pm CST
The image shows the house we’re now looking after. Top right is the front entrance which nobody uses. This is pretty typical with Australian farm houses. Top left is another view of the front but was supposed to show the lovely rose-covered archway over the gate. There aren’t a lot of roses at the moment and they don’t show up very well. Lower left is a sitting area surrounded by fruit trees. It’s too hot out there now of course but it would be nice on a sunny winter’s day. If it wasn’t raining, of course. Lower right shows the swimming pool. It has a cover over it to keep leaves and debris out and maybe it helps warm the water too. Anyway, we had a lovely swim in it yesterday and are looking forward to another one today. It will get to about 31C here which will be hot but not unpleasantly so.
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@Deepizzaguy (102072)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jan 23
The new house that you are looking after looks really nice.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It is quite a typical old farmhouse.
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@Deepizzaguy (102072)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv It looks nice.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@Deepizzaguy It's an old home but very comfortable.
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• Indonesia
7 Jan 23
It looks so beautiful
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It is a lovely home. We're lucky to be able to stay here for a while.
@shaggin (72021)
• United States
7 Jan 23
I bet the archway is very pretty in person when all in bloom!
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It has a few pink flowers at the moment and would have been a picture a week or two ago.
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@rebelann (112738)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jan 23
I prefer at least 35c before I'd want to go swimming, 31c is still a little cool to me.
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@rebelann (112738)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Jan 23
Are you taking a swim everyday now?
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@rebelann Yes, we've had two swims and I feel sure we'll swim each day we're here as they are promising us hot weather.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
Fair enough. We'll have more hot weather before we leave here.
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@wolfgirl569 (105254)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Jan 23
Great place to vacation
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
That's for sure and it's costing us nothing.
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• Indonesia
7 Jan 23
what a beautiful sight
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
Most of our older houses have verandahs. It's very pleasant sitting there after a hot afternoon.
@allknowing (135313)
• India
7 Jan 23
The archway when in bloom would sure make for a stunning view. Wonder what coloured roses they are
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
The roses are pink. I might try to get close-ups of them.
@Juliaacv (50851)
• Canada
7 Jan 23
You will enjoy the pool with the weather that you are having. That would be so nice to have a pool like that all to yourselves.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
There is a pool at the clubhouse but I don't think we'll use it too often. It's nice having this one to ourselves.
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@sallypup (60790)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Jan 23
That is a gorgeous estate. Enjoy while you are there.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
Thanks. It's been good so far. There is very little to do.
@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jan 23
It looks lovely. I'm sure the swimming pool comes in handy in the heat.
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@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 23
@JudyEv Yes, you do. Right now, I could use a warm-up. Maybe some hot chocolate.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
A swim cools you off so much better than a shower. You stay cooler much longer.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jan 23
It's a beautiful place, glad you can swim while you're there. Enjoy. Sounds odd when you speak of hot weather when we're in the middle of winter.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
I know many of your countrymen find it hard to reconcile our hot weather with your cold weather.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@RubyHawk And people can't get over us having hot Christmases either.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv It does seem weird but when you’re in the middle of winter we’re in the middle of summer.
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• Philippines
8 Jan 23
You have a beautiful house, Judy! Congratulations!
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We don't live here. We are minding the house for a week.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Jan 23
Very nice photos here. I love the bricks in the garden and the fruit trees. How nice.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It looks a bit odd as it is but perhaps the owner will put some sort of roof over the bricks at some stage.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv Looks very nice to me.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
8 Jan 23
If you don't mind my asking, do you housesit for friends and family only or are you paid professional housesitters?
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We fell into it by accident and only do it friends or friends of friends. We don't get paid. Word-of-mouth seems to be getting us more and more house-sits. There are sites you can join to be become paid housesitters but we're not really looking for more.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren We take care of whatever pets are on the place but we can pick and choose of course.
• United States
8 Jan 23
@JudyEv I know of one site that gives you free house sits but you have to take care of their pets. I didn't know that there are paid ones. I would be interested in that at some point in the future.
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@BarBaraPrz (47125)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Jan 23
Nice! I noticed the pool cover and wondered if you got a chance to swim.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We've been in each day so far as it's been pretty hot.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jan 23
This is quite a beautiful house and the environment is great! It is super to live in a place like that.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
We are enjoying it very much - and it is free. All we have to do is feed two cats and let the chooks (chickens) in and out of their pen.
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@snowy22315 (179715)
• United States
7 Jan 23
It looks very nice. I suppose again, you are in the middle of nowhere.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It's a farming property with neighbours a km or two away in most directions.
@ptrikha_2 (46831)
• India
9 Jan 23
Looks nice and spacious. I hope that you spend good time at your new house-sit. Is it getting very hot in your place or just manageable?
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jan 23
It was 40C yesterday, 38C today but we're making good use of the swimming pool. And there is A/C in the house so we're very comfortable.
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@ptrikha_2 (46831)
• India
10 Jan 23
@JudyEv Yes that is good. The afternoon was good today with nice sunshine. Yet early mornings and nights tend to be challenging. The weather app is showing 13 C as of now but it feels colder.
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@nela13 (58491)
• Portugal
7 Jan 23
It looks very nice, seems a wonderful place to live.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It's very productive farmland and it would be good living here.
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@yesiisey (267)
• Indonesia
7 Jan 23
Wow amazing your house is very big and beautiful
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 23
It's not our house. We are only staying here while the owner is away.