Well, well it's been busy back in Canada. Packing up and moving twice, plus the selling and buying property processes have been hurdles. As well as interim moving-limbos.
Oh! I do not like the moving-limbo!
But what is that? A contradiction? Or an oxymoron?
Neither. Let me explain...
Not moving as the physically transitive verb, but as in changing locations.
It's that state of being once you've sold the home you live in, and are buying a new one.
Particularly, when you've moved out, but not yet in.
Hovering in homelessness.
Where your brain goes mushy like peas. It might be where the Doldrums are.
I would almost suggest not trying it yourself. But!
Not only is it all over now, but occasionally by serendipity, or more frequently, through effort and time, dreams do come true. Ours is a bit conglomerate. And 100% a happy ending.
We officially live in the country, on a charming wee acreage. It's been known as "Blue Moon Farm" for the past 19 years by the lovely Paula and Darcy, who kept horses and remodelled the 100+ year old farmhouse into the absolutely delightful character home it is now.
Eventually it will be renamed something more specifically representative of us.
Or we will just keep the name. Meanwhile, suggestions are welcome.
Also we were not actually homeless, but welcome guests in Jordan's old Huntington Hills neighbourhood. He has wonderful parents. I wasn't ignoring posting these past couple months... It's just that 34 days of ups and downs all on my own and pre-planning and the subsequent sleepless nights weren't exactly the type of inspiring post material I like to write about, nor does it provide much time for caking and creating, but now that we have a reason to celebrate, I'm sharing!
Completely, entirely and sooooo totally worth it!
Can you tell why we are so excited?!
Okay, so 'excited' is the most mild choice of words for our incandescent exhilaration...
This has been our dream since we started out together.
(Space, seclusion, beauty, animals (to come)... More self sustenance.)
December is typically cold and snowy,
And a blistery -18 C evening made it a tad awkward while moving furniture and boxes.
But to start out here -
to begin in this Red House!
at Christmas Time!
(I'm yelling in case you can't tell)
makes for a truly merry personal utopia.
I am, after all, an Elfin-Creature!
In a crazy fury of four and half days I unpacked, decorated for Christmas, and hosted us, plus ten for Christmas dinner.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
