He'd never liked data work, never liked space or ships.

"For somebody who likes nature, the outdoors and space between their neighbor's property, Stony Point is the place to come," he said.

Sharing a house there, she says, showed her that she would like "big house living," and communal space.

I like open space, but there really isn't room for it around here.

Mr. DiGiglio said the firm would like less but more efficient space.

I don't like the sea any more than I like space.

I'm on my own but I like space.

"I like space out in front of me."

He likes open space, foxes and farming, which the Connolly family has been doing in California since the 1870's.