Americans move &/or retire to Mexico b/c it's cheaper, and the historic 1910 Casa Limon in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico has 4bds, 7ba, and at $482,300 it's a great price for a beautiful villa. Plus, it's just 7 minutes away from the bohemian park of Santa Lucia and within walking distance to Paseo Montejo where you will find some of the best restaurants, coffee shops, museums and art galleries of the Historic Center.
It has a lovely central entrance hall.
And, look at this magnificent marble staircase.
Lovely sunny living room has doors to a terrace.
Beautiful columns separate the living room from the dining room.
Colorful Mexican tiles in the kitchen. Isn't this an unusual sink?
A built-in dish cabinet.
Love that the kitchen has everything- colorful ceramic tiles, marble, stone, and tile floor.
Original doors with a decorative glass and metal surround.
Colorful ceramic bathroom sink and a vintage medicine chest.
This bath has a stone basin sink and everything else is tile.
Look at the outdoor kitchen.
The courtyard is decorated with art pieces.
And, look at the pool.
This outer building is interesting and has potential.
Solar panels make the house energy efficient.
This patio is so beautiful, especially the gate.
Look at how pretty it is lit up at night.
https://www.point2homes.com/MX/Home-For-Sale/Yucatan/Merida/Chuminopolis/Casa-Limon-Marvelous-Historic-gem/142193048.html?
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"To have surrendered to temptation; listened to passion; made no painful effort — no struggle; but to have sunk down in the silken snare; fallen asleep on the flowers covering it; wakened in a southern clime, amongst the luxuries of a pleasure villa: to have been now living in France, Mr. Rochester's mistress: delirious with his love half my time — for he would — oh, yes, he would have loved me well for awhile. He did love me — no one will ever love me so again."
— Jane Eyre (1847), Charlotte Brontë
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I feel desensitised at this point, cause this is happening every fucking summer, but might as well make a post.
Attica is on fire again. This time houses were burned in less than a day. At least one stray shelter was burned before they could get the animals out. I don't even want to think how many other animals, wild or not, didn't (and won't) make it. At least, as far as I know, we don't have any human casualties (yet).
Fires have been burning in neighbourhoods and houses since yesterday and given how we're going to have yet another heatwave from tomorrow, things are looking great.
But hey. At least in a couple years, when most folks would have forgotten this, look how many more villas will pop up in those places.
There was a rich boy bitching how no firefighters were by his villa. Motherfucker, this is how you bought the land and build on it, taste your own medicine for once.
And we're still hiring more and more cops.
Within NATO, Greece is #3 (#1 in 2022 (higher than the fucking USA)) in military spending per GDP (x), as if our main enemy isn't in the same fucking alliance.
Meanwhile, our firefighters are constantly understaffed. Meanwhile, we're having yearly fires basically inside the country's capital, with more and more houses being burned each time.
But that's no reason to buy more firefighting planes, helis and general firefighting equipment. That's no reason to focus on firefighter training and recruitment.
No, no. See, we just need more cops and more army funding. Oh, oh, and don't forget the priests. We should never forget the fucking priests.
Gonna fight the fires with bullets, bombs and prayers.
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Sudbury, MA c. 1901 **Not my pics**
"Historic Italian Villa sited on 9.5 acres on one of the most desirable roads in Sudbury. The house is made of stone and concrete mimicking light pink stucco with a slate roof. It contains 11 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 full and 2 half baths. Features include extensive wood paneling and beams, random-width pine floors, brick floors, and black and white marble floor tiles. There is also a two-story conservatory/greenhouse and a wide stone terrace. This remarkable property abuts conservation trails and is near the Sudbury River. The gardens are enchanting with hedged enclosures, stone benches, grape arbors with a fountain, walls, and walkways. The entrance is guarded by two stone lions imported from Europe and there is a stone bridge across a small perennial stream. Accessory buildings include a detached two-car garage, a wood-frame stable, and a wood-frame shed. The house needs a major update and there is potential for limited development."- from listing
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/25-Plympton-Rd_Sudbury_MA_01776_M39105-17801?ex=2949678373
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