My roommate and I travel intermittently throughout the year. We have cats, cockatiels, indoor plants, an outdoor garden, and we feed the birds, the squirrels etc. We want someone who we can call on intermittantly, rather than a one-shot deal, if possible. We live between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, and also close to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Cleveland's East Side has lots of things to do. Akron, which is closer, has a lot in the summer, plus an awesome public library. In our home we have cable TV with video and DVD capacity. It is a condo, so the lawn gets mowed.