(With apologies to all of the writers and performers of "This Old House". Now try getting that song out of your head for the rest of the day.)

"This stone house,
It's built quite solid,
This stone house,
It stays quite warm,
This stone house ain't ever bothered
By the worst of winter storms,
There's a place to air your washing
And a place to store your car,
Vines and views out to the mountains
In case you forget just where you are.

No work needed on the shingles,
No they're all still right in line,
Don't need time to fix the shutters,
Cos they're lookin' mighty fine,
There's light shining through the windows
Lookin' out over the vine,
And if I lived up there in Lombardy
I'd be wishin' this house were mine..."