Attila and I are working hard. Attila enjoys the responsibility of his new position, it is a breath of fresh air for him. I have been offered more hours of work in the last month than I had the entire span of last winter. We are working hard to support our two homes. It is… Continue reading Now the hard work begins…
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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
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