Like a hobbit hole?
Ha! I was thinking about that when I was writing it...maybe that's why I feel so at home there?
Actually, it's only partially in the ground...the front of the house is at one level (front is level with the road), and then slopes off in back until the back of the house is at basement level. If that makes sense! It's a cute little house - yellow, which is about my favorite color for a house. I fell in love with it immediately.