random writng prompt: Imaginary Eden

I ave decided every few days I am going to pick a random writing prompt from one of many websites and write about it. Just to get the creative juices flowing. Here is what I picked today:

What is you imaginary Eden? The perfect getaway, with everything you could ever want or need

Alright, I have actually thought about this type of idea many times. The landscape would be very picturesque, pretty much how Tolkien describes Rivendell in LotR. Hilly, with mountains to look at in the distance, and a beautiful lake that I could swim in, or go boating on. The climate would be temperate/cold. I definitely prefer chilly weather, but I wouldn't want to be freezing all the time. just cool enough to wear long sleeve shirts most of the time. Taking that into the real world, it would probably be somewhere in Austria, Switzerland, or maybe Germany. but we're not really talking real world here.

The house would be very large (because naturally I would not ave to worry about cleaning it) with large high ceiling rooms. The grandest and most important room in the house would be the library. When I picture my perfect library, it's a mix between "Beauty and the Beast," and "High Society." It would be absolutely huge, with hundreds of books of all kinds, with a big roaring fire place and over sized furniture around it. I'm a chair, rather than couch, person, so they would be big fluffy chairs with a decent sized hearty side table next to each one (for the mount of books and tea that will undoubtedly be occupying it) The "High Society" part comes to play in that I would love that hidden bar that comes out of the wall. There would be alcohol, (not gonna lie, I'm really looking forward to 21) and a large tea kettle with many different kinds of tea to choose from. 

My bedroom would be just off the second floor of the library, and be spacious, but not huge. A luxurious four poster bed would be on one side, and there would be at least one more bookshelf in there. Once again, a nice big fireplace is a must. There would also be a big balcony over looking the lake, and preferably facing East so I can watch the sunrise every morning.

Outside of the house, away from the lake, would be a winding path through a large vegetable and herb garden. the plants closest to the path would be things like tomatoes, mint, bell pepers, etc. The things I could just pick off the plant and take a bite of. beyond this garden the path would branch off in two directions. One would lead to an orchard with all manner of yummy trees, the other would lead to a large walled garden in the English style. In this walled garden would be lots of very smelly plants, especially roses and carnations. Through ought this garden, and indeed the whole property, there would be lots of comfortable benches for me to sit down and read.

So that's my perfect world. I could get into things like a media room and the kitchen, but what I just talked about are the things that really matter when I imagine a dream house.