Home & location

The house has central heating, as well as a large wood-burning stove, and is on a beautiful and secluded 2-acre site in the country. There is no commerce within walking distance of the property. Very quiet, especially in the winter. All modern conveniences, good internet, big flat-screen television with many subscriptions and DVDs, good stereo system, and private 5 x10 meter swimming pool (not relevant for winter housesit). All rooms are on the ground floor. The house has about 3,000 square feet of interior living area, as follows: two bedrooms, two full baths, a large great room that also contains the kitchen, two studies, a TV room, a wine cellar, a laundry room. There is also an unheated recreational room that is used as an exercise room, and library (lots of books and CDs). In addition, there is a garage, an unimproved attic, and a covered front porch. Decor is eclectic and warm, and there is a lot of nice, older wooden furniture. The house was constructed in the 1980's using old stone and oak beams from an older, dilapidated farmhouse that had been on the site. House sitters need to provide their own car. The nearest neighbor is 400 meters away. The property is surrounded by working farmland, but there is not much farming activity. The village to which the property is attached is three kilometers away. The nearest supermarket is about 10 kilometers away, and bread and other necessities are available about 5 kilometers away. Autumn weather is pleasant, some days rainy. Spring can be warm and sunny or rainy. Summer can be hot. There can be considerable fog and rain during the winter.