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It is nice to see yourself reflected in kids - until the bad stuff arises.

They divorced a couple years ago - cleaning the double garage (that was never used as a garage) was a nightmare.

Lol. It must have been a nightmare.

Imagine what you could do with a double garage! Over here garage conversions are really popular because they are cheap. So much space

Space can be a curse.

The basement conversions are popular here too, though super expensive because they need to be heated and often in the old houses like ours, the floors need to be dug out first, as there is no insulation underneath.

I would love a basement. Just now though, mine is only about 0.7 metres deep

That is more a shallow grave!