The best things in life are free
Jul 14th, 2008 by nancyzimmerman
I just got back from a three-night getaway.
Some generous friends from out in the valley (hi there – you know who you are *wink*) have a place that I now refer to as Martha Stewart Unkempt (the Unkempt is a compliment. And the inside is kempt. The outside is just all lovely and done, but not manicured). An acreage, a vast lily and fish pond, berry bushes, garden, and tall, very tall trees that seclude the property.
The dogs are welcome too, much to their delight. It’s doggy disneyland: squirrels, crows and for once in their blessed lives, a green yard (they’re concrete jungle urban daschunds). Oh, and a geriatric, ever-tolerant, black lab.
And the sounds: birds at night, creatures rustling in the bushes, the zap of bugs getting to close to the light, chain saws and trains in the distance.
The point is this: truly, truly the best things in life are free.
Readers: any best-things-in-life moments that you’ve had this summer?
We loved having you , all 3 – as you are probably aware!
I wish this was the case … unfortunately it costs a fair bit these days to be able to access these beautiful experiences. Your generous friends had to pay money to own this place. If you didn’t have these generous friends you would be renting this sort of place from someone else, and trust me, those rentals aren’t free (or even cheap).
Even camping these days aren’t cheap, when you take into account all the travel costs to get somewhere remote, the fees, the equipment, etc etc.