Gini: I am not sure about the concrete for humidity, more likely for hurricanes. Harder to blow over a concrete home vs a wood one. We don't need to sway with the earth shaking like in CA. I can tell you though, last year experience with the hurricanes, when we lost power for a few days so no A/C it was sooooo hot and humid in the house I don't think it mattered much us having a concrete home. It was awful!! Perhaps a stone house might have been better in that situation. Thanks for the comment about it being a lovely house. Husband hates the trees because it's hard to maintain grass with no sun coming in and because heaven forbid one falls on the house.

Lut: Yep, that's Maggie in the corner.