These days I find myself checking on Mist with frequency; I watch her and check to see if she is breathing. She is slowing down, and walks stiffly for the first few minutes after rising from her frequent naps. She is happy, when I sit beside her on the sofa she begins to purr. Both… Continue reading Hiatus
Lazy Day
Attila and I had a “lazy” Sunday. Attila slept in until 6:30 a.m., then we sat together over breakfast and coffee. The morning routine of dishes, bed making, and cleaning, for a possible house showing, took a few hours. Attila moved on to install and paint the rest of the trim in the hallway, where… Continue reading Lazy Day
Conditional Offer to Purchase
We have accepted a conditional offer to purchase for our country house. The conditions must be lifted within weeks, and then we will know if the deal will go forward. The country house had been on the market ten days when the first offer was made. If the deal remains intact, it will close at… Continue reading Conditional Offer to Purchase
For Mary Ann
You know that technology has come to dominate your life when the ant crawling across the computer screen is taken to be a digital replication of a bug, and you wonder if you have been hacked! Spring has definitely arrived, the bugs are everywhere! Actually, we do not have very many bugs in the house… Continue reading For Mary Ann
black flies
Yesterday we started early and cleaned until we dropped. The realtor was showing the house at 1:45 p.m., and we managed to get a lot done and to leave before they arrived. Tired and satisfied, we headed towards Harriet and Hogan’s cottage, to visit with them while they were there for the long weekend. Since… Continue reading black flies