Just driving through the countryside to take a shortcut when I saw that cottage. It's quite common here to invest in a country house, others chose a boat, a cottage by the lake, travelling ... but some like the peace an quiet, fresh air, no noise other than the birds ... they renovate an old house (muscle cars collationers, 1960s and 1970s, call that restomod, restauration with modern stuff) and spend a quiet retirement or their weekends until then! Many are converted as B&B ...