If you want to see the view of the lake from our house, you had better come soon. Our landlord has started another house right behind us, between us and the lake. That doesn't make me too happy. I think we'll still be able to see it from our bedroom balcony though. Maybe some young couple with small children will move in there.
Marble comes out of the ground somehow.
All the marble quarries are somewhere north of here, so we haven't seen them yet. I haven't figured out the best way to clean it yet, but everyone says if you wax it like the Italians do, then everyone slips on them. I think you just damp mop the steps and dust the windowsills with a damp cloth or sponge. I'd trade it any day for a our home in Fort Smith. At least I knew how to keep it clean.