Dreams
Last Friday, when we saw the last two houses, Janis (the real estate agent) asked if we'd started dreaming about houses yet. I had dreamed the night before about moving into a big old house and having an Emperor penguin delivered in a wooden barrel. Apparently the penguin came with the house, it all made perfect sense in the dream.
One big advantage of the "mock Tudor" style is that you have a handy paint-by-numbers arrangement when you paint the outside. Larry suggested a harlequin effect, but I don't think I could live in a house that looked like wrapping paper. Maybe replace the white with a white shade of blue, green or peach, or go for a very light grey. I don't know. But bright red and blue are right out.