Just recently we’ve been looking for a new home here in the USA. Renting is expensive, I didn’t like the pool man and the refrigerator needed to be cleaned, so obviously we had to look for somewhere else, maybe a little more permanent. And of course there’s the problem of the nightgowns. I need a closet of a decent size for them, and probably another one for my robes, and that’s before we get to handbags, hats and everything else. Space is useful, especially if you’re plus size like me (it’s good to be in scale with your surroundings) and have a very large dog (have I mentioned him before?) I also need space for husband, mother and two children, but that’s a different problem. Back to the nightgowns.
Apparently one of the great things about the USA is the choice of property, there are even a few bargains to be had right now. According to forbes.com some properties are going for less last years asking price: it’s now possible to pick up a 21,897 square foot Jacobean manor for only $60 million, not the $125 million it was valued at last year!
So what to choose? A Beverly Hills estate modeled after the Palace of Versailles for only $125 million, but who wants an imitation? Albermarle House in West Virginia is on the market for only $100 million and looks charming, but 300 acres might be quite a lot to maintain, so my vote would have to go to Aaron Spelling’s home in Los Angeles. At $150 million it’s the most expensive home in the USA, but since it’s coming up the Christmas I think the dedicated present wrapping room is pretty essential, don’t you? The entire floor which is given over to closet space should just about be enough for all the nightgowns.