Tag: moving story

  • The Official To-Do List: Phase One

    Well, I’ll say one thing for me and hubby: once we decide to move on something, we really move on it. A couple of weeks ago, we made the decision to sell our house next year. We’ve given ourselves a year’s advance warning because after 20 years of some serious being-lived-in, the old homestead is in need of some…

  • Rosebush? Or Ultimate Home Defense System?

    This past weekend, I had to remove a very large and well established rambling rose bush from beside our house. It looks innocuous enough. Pretty, even. But don’t be deceived, because the task required six hours, four yard bags, safety goggles, leather gloves, a pair of heavy-duty pruners, and a honking huge electric reciprocating saw. I’m not kidding. As I…

  • Let the Chaos Ensue…

    When we began removing the vines from the house last week, I knew it was official: after 20 years in our home, we’ve decided to move. It won’t be right away, of course, because there’s a lot of freshening up that needs to be done first. It’s amazing what you learn to live with (and no longer see!)…