A few years back, my friend Posi and I started talking about the "what if" factor of a group of our friends moving in together on a good sized plot of land. Between that and my own bit of daydreaming about living with both of my partners, I came up with the above image in my mind and transferred it to Photoshop.

The plot of four in the center is a garden where we can grow vegetables, herbs, and fruit. Surrounding that is a gravel path that branches off to one of four houses and four corners of the property. In theory, more houses could be built on each of the four corners. The brown squares represent the four houses. Behind them are four green rectangles that are fenced in white. Those are meant to represent yards for each of the houses.

If I had my way, I would happily build this community in a forest. Then again, I also have this dream of living far enough away from society that I could fully embrace some of the more exotic interests I have, yet living close enough that I could still work and provide a comfortable lifestyle for my family.