8 days and counting

Cuisnart food processor goes to Hope Industries, 35 year old mixer/meat grinder/blender goes there too. (It still works!) Sentimental things going either in the trash or to the Hope truck. Lots of old coffee going in the trash, flatware narrowed down to Silverplate and everyday stainless steel. Tupperware in the trash......... Making life simple for the next abode. Not thinking about the things that are being thrown away. There will be time later for that.......

New Address

So we took the plunge, applied for a 2-bedroom townhouse and were accepted. We can start moving items in on Oct. 1. Our house still hasn't sold, but we won't be allowed to stay here forever and a suitable place became available, so that will be our new home.....temporarily.

I am too numb and tired to really express how I feel. I suppose I could cry over all the changes this year has brought, but what good would it do. I am sure when I leave here for the last time, it will be a bit of death, but must move on to what life is holding out.........

'My Baby's' last night at home....

Sold. $3500. Eight years old...... Like new. Used excessively.

Good way to relax...

Good way to relieve stress during busy times; knitting a new scarf.

This is a cheaper yarn but after I get used to this difficult pattern, I want to get a very lacy yarn and make one 'for real.'

Sale called off....

So now the latest is that our 'buyers' have changed their mind and decided against buying our place. Now back to square one....

We found out they were planning to sell it again in a short time for a profit; not in this market, they won't.

Summer is waning....

Hard to believe that we are past the middle of August already. We have had one week or less of really hot weather, but here near the coast, we sometimes get our summer weather in September.
The packing goes on. I have most drawers and cupboards in boxes now. Except the kitchen and dining room. Closet shelves, etc. are packed. We still live day to day, not knowing when we will move. We have buyers now for our house. Cash buyers. They have offered very low and expect the mortgage company to counter back, but so far we have not heard of any decision.
It is a good feeling to know someone really wants our house. I am sorry they will get it for such a low price. The cost of the 1/3 acre and the cost of building our house was more than what we have been offered, but we have no say in that part. We are just glad we have gotten to stay here this long.
Now I am wondering why I have all these boxes of 'stuff' packed when we are doing very well living without what is in the boxes! I am having fun throwing things out, selling items to friends (for low prices). Why do we accumulate so much 'stuff!'
I haven't removed pictures off the walls yet, so it still looks like I haven't done anything towards a move, but that is deceiving. I have items in our dresser we need on a daily basis and in our nightstands by our bed that could be put in a box in 10 min. and it would be ready to go. My next project is to refine what is in the dresser drawers to even less in quantity.
No, I don't want to leave here. This is home. Who will feed the squirrels and birds? Will we see turkeys where we move to? Will it be so quiet you hardly hear a sound day or night? Not likely.
Life goes on..............

From Here to Where???

Time to move; or almost.

So little by little, we are weaning ourselves away from our 'dream' home. We didn't plan on it ending this way, but it is good to be flexible and realistic. This home, which my husband built and has our sweat and hard work involved, had everything we could have ever wanted in a home. But things change; downsizing comes; life goes on.........