PolarSkye
Well-Known Member
OH has just revealed that he bought two tickets . . . prize money is £130M give or take . . . yes, yes, yes, I KNOW the odds are stacked waaaaaaaaaaaaay against us, but . . . if we win . . . oh good Lord!
So. Who has played (i.e., squandered some money on a hopeless folly) and what will you do with the winnings if you win?
Me . . . I'd pay off all our debt, buy a property with land so I could keep the GreyDonk at home and purchase a companion or two for him (probably a couple of *****lands). I'd have a little Equitrek box for pootling to clinics, perhaps going to friends' yards to go hacking, etc.. . . a sand paddock for laminitics, a manege, stables, tack room, feed room, hot/cold running water for wash downs, solarium. We wouldn't need a big house (three/four beds will do us) but I would want lots of land. Non-negotiables in the house are: working fireplaces in the living room and possibly the dining room. Separate dining/living room, but dining room off the big farmhouse kitchen. Separate laundry/utility room with ironing board. Separate family room/den for my teenage girls to hang out with their friends.
I'd like a walled garden (and a gardner . . . who has time for gardening when they can spend all their time playing with their horse and walking the dogs?) and also a dedicated "dog garden" where I could let them out to poo/run. OH would like a music/mixing room to noodle/put together tunes (he's very talented). I'd also like a lovely big kitchen . . . lots of counter space, an Aga and a regular gas oven, double sinks and a big farmhouse table. I love to cook and would love the luxury of space for things like making fresh pasta.
I'd put money aside for my girls' education, give some money to important members of both mine and OH's family, put money aside for my girls to buy their own homes one day, buy my OH a lovely new car. I would certainly set up regular gifts to certain charities . . . but I'd be wanting to research those charities pretty thoroughly to make sure most of my money was going to the cause rather than the administration. I'd also like to foster . . . I know it isn't about money, but having the time not having to go to work would afford me would mean (I feel) I could do it right.
We'd have several holidays a year . . . go and visit family in the US as often as necessary (particularly my MIL who is now the same as age as HM The Queen but not in quite as good nick) and a couple of others in the UK or Europe to relax and enjoy each other's company . . . if money's no object we'd fly the dogs over with us and hire a temporary groom to look after the equines while we were away.
Gosh . . . demanding much?
How about you?
P
So. Who has played (i.e., squandered some money on a hopeless folly) and what will you do with the winnings if you win?
Me . . . I'd pay off all our debt, buy a property with land so I could keep the GreyDonk at home and purchase a companion or two for him (probably a couple of *****lands). I'd have a little Equitrek box for pootling to clinics, perhaps going to friends' yards to go hacking, etc.. . . a sand paddock for laminitics, a manege, stables, tack room, feed room, hot/cold running water for wash downs, solarium. We wouldn't need a big house (three/four beds will do us) but I would want lots of land. Non-negotiables in the house are: working fireplaces in the living room and possibly the dining room. Separate dining/living room, but dining room off the big farmhouse kitchen. Separate laundry/utility room with ironing board. Separate family room/den for my teenage girls to hang out with their friends.
I'd like a walled garden (and a gardner . . . who has time for gardening when they can spend all their time playing with their horse and walking the dogs?) and also a dedicated "dog garden" where I could let them out to poo/run. OH would like a music/mixing room to noodle/put together tunes (he's very talented). I'd also like a lovely big kitchen . . . lots of counter space, an Aga and a regular gas oven, double sinks and a big farmhouse table. I love to cook and would love the luxury of space for things like making fresh pasta.
I'd put money aside for my girls' education, give some money to important members of both mine and OH's family, put money aside for my girls to buy their own homes one day, buy my OH a lovely new car. I would certainly set up regular gifts to certain charities . . . but I'd be wanting to research those charities pretty thoroughly to make sure most of my money was going to the cause rather than the administration. I'd also like to foster . . . I know it isn't about money, but having the time not having to go to work would afford me would mean (I feel) I could do it right.
We'd have several holidays a year . . . go and visit family in the US as often as necessary (particularly my MIL who is now the same as age as HM The Queen but not in quite as good nick) and a couple of others in the UK or Europe to relax and enjoy each other's company . . . if money's no object we'd fly the dogs over with us and hire a temporary groom to look after the equines while we were away.
Gosh . . . demanding much?
How about you?
P
