Anyway, it's all just a playground for Sophie Rose hasn't-got-a-clue isn't it?
I just can't fathom why she didn't buy a house with more land if the plan was to keep animals. It's like when I was 7 and tried to convince my dad we could keep a pony in a 30m2 area at the end of our garden because I decided that was all the space it needed if I took it out for rides daily.
I totally understand having an emotional connection or loving a house a lot. But a normal, sensible person would look at the practicalities of their dream and whether it's achievable.
A very similar house not too far from me was up for sale at 2/3 of the price she paid, at roughly the time she was house hunting. It's a bit of a way out of Maldon but more rural than she is - the views out to the coast are beautiful from this house. Anyway, the house had like 8 acres plus stabling included and it is set back from the road. If I had the money I would have snapped it up in a heartbeat.
I just struggle to understand why she's being so pigheaded and barrelling ahead with her dreams of a menagerie when the space she has just isn't practical.