I relate somewhat as I moved last week and I had to go through so much and replace so much. Yours is a huge move though and you have so much more to deal with as homes come with accumulated memories and most of them are tangible.
Best wishes to you and yours in your new home 🏡
Thank you! Same to you! I didn't know moved. Were you able to get a place with a bit of a yard of your own? How are you doing? It can be so difficult, moving. I hope you are in a place you love.
I had stuff of my husband's from before we met 42 years ago, stuff of his parents' after they died, stuff of one of my friend's who passed, and all the stuff a family of five accumulates over the years. So much stuff. I'm down to very little, and am planning to move into a furnished house, so that I can leave most of my furniture behind too. It's exciting.
Most welcome! Yes... moving is quite hard. Two and a half years were enough for me to get attached to my former house. I am struggling to love where I am (the environment feels more populated and I don't do well with crowds) but I love my house.
No yard sadly and worse the rules don't allow me to even have a pet. We moved here because of the much needed space plus the convenience. I am thinking of turning my balcony into a small spices garden though... I should document it :D
Forty two years? Wow. That feels like a lifetime. I hope to meet someone who can stay that long :) All the best with the incoming exciting changes!
Growing things, any thing, is a connection with nature. I support your herb garden idea!!! And loving the house is a major plus. I never have loved this house, 21 years in it, and will be happy to leave. I will miss my re-wilded yard though. I am trying to communicate to the creatures that they would do well to relocate. Idk if they can feel this. So many happy birds, pollinators, rodents, etc here! I am certain my neighbors will be happy to see them all go though, and perhaps me as well. I have not been a model suburban home owner, lol. The first thing I did was let the grass go. It's so pretty now! Many edibles! Very little grass!
21 years in a home sounds like a lifetime too. I have been a nomad my whole life and the longest I have lived in a house is five or six years. I think it's because I rent.
I believe at this time of my life, connection with anything pure is all I am asking.
I am sure the re-wilded yard and her entire ecosystem will miss your presence too. Kind hands are unforgettable. Forget the neighbours, lol!