Today I went to the Catholic Gift Store near to my place of employment. I am not Catholic but I was/am in dire need of a Joseph to plant in the back yard of my beautiful country house so that it sells soon. This was not something I had heard of while living in England but I am told by a number of different people that it works. We shall definitely see. To be honest, we did try it once already but now I am wondering whether the chipped nose Joseph ended up with as a result of the children burying him for me has meant the house hasn't already sold. I am willing to try again for the price of $12.

So, unashamedly, here is a plug for my house,

for whatever it is worth and just in case anybody chances upon my house this way. After all, if I can bury a Joseph made in China in my back yard, surely I can write about my house sale on my blog?

Here's a picture of my house. It is lovely. It sits on 52 acres of land and you can buy all of it, or you can buy it in two parcels of 25 or 27 acres. We have a big barn and room for horses and cows.

There is absolutely no noise and you can sit on the deck and just hear, well, nothing. Maybe the cows lowing or the birds calling. It's so nice not to hear car traffic of any sort. Our garden is lovely in the spring and summer and over it all our windmill soars, its blades creaking.

We loved living in this house, in this neighborhood. We just don't need to live there any more due to work commitments. It is a happy house, filled with memories of children's laughter and happy gatherings with friends and families. We want it to go to another happy family of one sort or another.

It is priced at $480K

If you like it, please call our lovely realtor Katy Duke at 512-252-8900 or email her at Katy@katyduke.com