Hordes of people on your front lawn

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, Imagine getting more than 1000 people a day traipsing up to your house and taking selfies in front of it. One US homeowner doesn’t have to, she owns [the infamous Goonies house]( in Astoria, Oregon, which appeared in the beloved 1986 Richard Donner/Steven Spielberg film. Without having a whole lot going for it, Astoria has really leaned into that feel-good movie factor, regularly hosting anniversary events, and even having a museum dedicated to the film in the now-defunct old town jail. In the past, the homeowner welcomed fans of the film, but now it seems she’s had enough and put the beautiful Victorian villa on the market. Who can blame her?! Perhaps she was inspired by the news that [Britain’s loneliest home]( Skiddaw House, has just come on the market. Only accessible by four wheel drive or on foot, Skiddaw is more than 6km from the nearest real road and surrounded by rugged mountains and acres of National Park in the Lake District. You wouldn’t even get 1000 visitors a decade living in a place like that. Imagine the peace and quiet. Have a great weekend! [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Kylie Klein-Nixon [padding] Homed Senior Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Character by the sea [spacer] EQC spent “in excess of $600,000” restoring the home to its former state, now it’s ready for a new family to call it home. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Cost of food freeze [spacer] Clearance bread at the supermarket, “grab a whole lot, chuck it in the freezer”; milk and cheese, spinach that “grows like wild in your garden”, chuck it in the freezer. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Marae-style life for us [spacer] “I was living a normal life, paying a mortgage, doing all those things we’re told we’re supposed to do to be valued. And then I looked at my life, my priorities and values and I thought, ‘you know what, my life is not aligned to that'." [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Block NZ house back on block [spacer] Quinn and Ben Alexandre’s house on The Block NZ: Redemption in Orewa is up for sale again after a post-auction sale fell through. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Living that passive life [spacer] Will and Jo Watterson quit their Auckland rental to build a passive house in Featherston, a town that is still considered “relatively affordable”, on Grand Designs NZ. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Flowers that keep coming back [spacer] Called granny’s bonnet, columbine or European crowfoot, depending on where you are in the world, aquilegia will grow anywhere and self seeds throwing up deep purple, vintage pinks and white flowers in the summer. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [Discover more at Homed]( [padding] [spacer] You are receiving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]