Almost 40 years ago, on a quiet Springwood street — where houses were few and far between — Sid’s mother saw something special in a vacant patch of land.
Its shape reminded her of a cow’s mouth — something she considered extremely auspicious in Indian tradition.
“I think I would like you to buy this land because it’s shaped like a cow’s mouth,” Sid recalled her saying.
And so, in 1986, the family bought the half-acre block.
By February 1987, their new house at 2 Kent Close was complete, beginning a chapter of family life that would stretch across generations.
“When we moved here, there was only one house built and everything else was vacant,” Sid said.
Today, the neighbourhood has grown around them, but Sid’s memories stretch back and far beyond the changing streets.
“You don’t know where to begin with these kinds of things,” he said.
“Our three boys grew up here. They went through their childhood, teenage years in this house. Eventually they all got married. I now have four grandchildren.”
The house became a gathering place for family and friends, visiting from interstate and overseas.
“Our house has been center of many many important family milestones, birthdays, weddings, religious celebrations, festivals, family gatherings,” he said.
“It was always been a home where people came together and there has always been so much laughter, singing, happiness, food, celebration, warmth and togetherness.”
And as the family grew, so did the house.
Originally built with four bedrooms, the family later added two more, another bathroom and extra living space, including a room large enough for the boys’ table tennis games.
“We always wanted the house to grow with our family,” he said.
As his mother’s needs changed, the family also adapted downstairs rooms and bathroom facilities to help care for her.
Today, the six-bedroom, four-bathroom house stands on 2060sqm beside Springwood Conservation Park.
And outside, the gardens hold their own stories — their own special memories.
Sid remembers his mother growing vegetables, his sons riding bicycles around the grounds and teaching them to drive before the gates were installed.
“Every corner of the house has a story,” he said.
“When you live here for all that time, it becomes part of your identity.”
Even now, Sid begins his mornings by wandering through the garden, watching the wallabies, cockatoos and lorikeets that visit the property.
“It’s such a peaceful environment at that time,” he said.
“You feel blessed that there’s that peace, that even the animals and the birds are coming here.”
But after nearly four decades, Sid and his family are preparing for a new chapter.
Leaving is an emotional decision, he said, particularly when so much of their lives has unfolded beneath the same roof.
“You can hear laughter in every corner,” Sid said.
“We’ll be leaving with a lifetime of memories in this special home and with very grateful hearts.”
And if he could return to that vacant block in 1986, knowing everything that lay ahead?
“I would love to do it all over again.”
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