It is just over half a mile from one end of 74 McMichael St. to the other. You might need a protein bar halfway through. You'll probably want to stretch your hammies before you set off, divvy up the album collection, sign a pre-nup.

After all (and not to be a downer), a lot can change when you travel that far. The first time I visited this executive Strathcona Park bungalow, clad in red brick and cream stone, a fenced garden to the left and an in-ground pool to the right, I expected to be asked for my reservation. Because there is a sense here of having arrived at someplace just too good for the weekday grind. The main floor is divided into roughly two halves, one either side of the kitchen (with its glistening acreage of quartz, steel appliances and induction stove).