The Ranger wrote:
> George Shirley > wrote in message
> . ..
> [snip]
>> At age 70 I wouldn't remodel again but would gladly
>> design and have built my own house if I win the lottery.
>> Preferably on a couple of acres of land somewhere in
>> East Texas with a large pond to fish in.
>
> "Large" would be the operative phrase there.
>
> The Ranger
>
>
I actually looked at a piece of land about 75 miles north of Houston,
had a 100-acre lake on it, full of fish, plus another 900-acres of land.
Unfortunately I didn't have the $2,000,000.00 for the land. Still, one
can dream of winning the lottery.

Forty years ago I was offered 12,000 acres of land in the upper reaches
of west Texas for $12.00 an acre, couldn't afford that either. A large
oil company bought it for a retreat for their executives. I visited it
once when I did a job for that company. Beautiful lodge made of local
stone, all the things you would need to live well, and a ranch full of
game. Of course you had to own a plane to get to it as it was "fly in"
only.

I'll settle for anywhere from a half to two acres somewhere I can build
an Eco-cottage with room for the descendants to come visit. Some place
where I can grow fruit trees, a good sized veggie garden, blackberries,
and grapes. That's not too much to ask for.