My new digs

I have found an ideal local location for my new house (co-ords -395, -38, 68) and here are a few of the local attributes of the area:

I have started to build a house (it is a combined design from my previous efforts) with cobble walls, lots of glass and a wooden roof.

There is a local forest full of wood and rubber trees:

It is by the sea and has a few sources of oil:

There is a desert biome not far for my sand requirements:

There is a ravine not far with lots of nice resources (and a suspected set of spawners):

There is a Norman village within walking distance to trade with:

 This is view from the unfinished roof. I am making the roof flat to put solar panels on the roof

The base floor which needs more light as it is a spawning ground at the moment. Need some glowstone soon.