looking for the castle

Dreamed that I was in a cottage that was about to get swept away by the sea.

Woke up to a day of sunshine and autumn leaves drifting by the window... just like the song. Went to look at a flat to rent. The city was busy with Saturday shoppers - felt a desperate longing to live there, in the middle of the city!

Flat was beautiful. Two rooms + big kitchen. Shared sauna in the attic. Best feature a balcony, the kind that you can close off with windows if the weather is bad. It even had a heater lamp and nice wooden decking. I pictured myself sitting there every morning with my mug of coffee, even when it's snowing. From there, if you reeeaaally try, you can even catch a glimse of the Baltic Sea.

But of course.... too expensive. When you're doing freelance work and mostly living on social welfare because there are no real jobs, it's difficult to find a place to live. The castle might have to wait a while longer.

Although it IS possible to buy a ruined castle in Ireland for about 100,000 euros. It doesn't have a roof and there are trees growing in the ball room... but hey, I'm not fussy. Ireland doesn't have central heating anyway.