The good news is…

The good news is that Attila got a promotion at work, that I worked five half days in a row and we might just squeak by with expenses of owning two properties.  Our wild country house has not yet sold. There is no bad news. Attila took on his new position last week, worked long… Continue reading The good news is…

Here and There

We now reside in two places.  Our wild country home, which is a cottage, is our place of residence.  Our little house, which is an urban bungalow, is our get-away spot, what most people would refer to functionally as a “cottage”.  Backwards, somehow we got it backwards! We spent two days last weekend at our… Continue reading Here and There

All Ours Now

We took possession of the little house this past weekend. My thoughts on it: love it; disgustingly dirty; hate the colours; smelly; tiny; quiet; lovely neighbourhood; perfect (or will be). The place needs a LOT of work. It took hours and hours of my time just getting the water turned on and the lavatory facility… Continue reading All Ours Now

Last Minute

Lots going on over the last few days, all of it still up in the air! A few glitches with the little house, all resolved in a frenzy of telephone calls and persistent pressure on the people who needed to fulfill their obligations by predetermined deadlines. All sorted, at least as far as I know;… Continue reading Last Minute

Contact

This morning I found myself distressed by a lack of response from persons whom I’ve recently asked for assistance.  It is not the possibility of being let down that distresses me, not in the least.  I have a lot of respect for the word no; with the word no you know where you stand.  What… Continue reading Contact