Move Mode

Nancy was back for a visit last week.

She came to organize and pack her personal things,

which we then moved to my new house,

where they will be stored.

It was three days of visiting,

eating at favorite restaurants,

debating 

(what to keep,what to let go),

trips to Goodwill,

and back breaking trips to my new house

to stow boxes and boxes of her personal things.

At the end of her visit,

her charming apartment upstairs,

lacked...charm,

her and what made 

the space hers.

A local charity picked up the couch and chair this morning,

so it's looking even more empty.

This is what moving looks like.

I have been packing for the past several weeks

and feel a total lack of order in my life.

This is my kitchen all packed.

Look at all this stuff!

You're not even seeing

what was let go!

I realize there is NO WAY

all these things are going to fit

into my new little kitchen!!!

I'm taking the Scarlett O'Hara line,

and "I'll think about it tomorrow."

Taking a break from packing,

and on to other projects,

I have been applying paint to a few items

I'll be using at the new house.

The wicker rocking chair belongs to Nancy. 

It was our grandmother's.

It cannot be parted with

and will find a home with me for a while.

Move date: June 6, counting down...