What if one would sell all belongings and just leave. The house, the cars, all furniture and the trampoline – just gone. And buy that little wine yard in Italy. Not to become successful wine producer (even though that would be a nice career step). To find that old, declined but yet picturesque (read ruin) stone house to renovate… wouldn't that be great?

Maybe my friends, those who knows me down to the marrow, have a hard time imagine me do this. I might be considered to be a somewhat of a control freak, who need to have comfort but foremost financial security for at least a decade at a time. But still.

OK, if I wouldn't sell everything. Can't you see me now? Living my dream full out, being a property developer AND interior designer.

I'll keep on dreaming (and in my dreams I can even steer the most brown-eyed Italian craftsmen). When I am finished, we would sit there (no, not one of the craftsmen, Tobias of course) and sip wine from the neighbour's wine yard watching the sun set, talking about our (adult) children.

I'll keep on dreaming.

If you want to start dreaming, go to www.hemnet.se and look at the foreign objects. There are many houses in need of renovation.

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