Love at first sight! That’s exactly how I felt when I first saw this house. I immediately told the owner at the time that I wanted to buy it if he ever decided to move on – and in 1976, the time had come. My mother-in-law used to say with a smile that we’d moved into the stable in Bethlehem. We loved living here, and over the years we naturally carried out the necessary renovations. I thoroughly enjoyed the birds singing their hearts out to their reflections in the windows, and the peace and quiet. I’ve now formed a close bond with all the birds in the neighbourhood. A new chapter is beginning for me, but I hope the next owners will derive much pleasure and joy from our ‘little stable in Bethlehem’. PS: as I was writing this, the wren was singing at the top of its voice!