Warm, relaxed home

This is my home and I have been sharing it with foreign students and lodgers for many years.
Everyone lives peacefully with respect for each other yet we also take time to chat in the kitchen. Everyone is expected to share the cleaning and upkeep of the house.
I have a dog and two cats who adore attention.
The house is three minutes from the bus stop and in a cul de sac which is part of an old railway track and you can walk in either direction for ages.
I would prefer someone who went out to work most days.
I am a writer and I forage for herbs and make my own medicine. There is always a pile of plants drying in a corner.
I have four children and sometimes one of them will come and stay over.
There are times the house is very busy and other times when it is quiet.

I can only offer a room up until Christmas as I need the space for my kids when they return.