We have found a house and our offer was accepted. Yes, it was the number one house on our short list. It is on one and a half acres, high on a hill overlooking The Village with the most magnificent gum trees in the front yard, and a garden beneath that is more forest floor than manicured garden, and the perfect place for Flamingo Dancer GrandBaby to explore when she arrives.
The house was built in 1986 and everything was top of the line then, however it is a little tired and dated now, but a little paint (it has double brick walls, so not a lot of paint needed) a kitchen facelift and the ensuite remodelled, and it will have every aspect of the home we hoped to find.
Even though I know The Village from my childhood, (my Grandmother lived there then, I grew up in a slightly larger town nearby) it is still a little daunting to go from a capital city after all these years, back to small rural town life. On the other hand, it is also exciting to have the change of pace and a chance to create a sanctuary for the rest of our lives.
A reminder that everything old is new again today also, when we viewed one house with our agent, in conjunction with another agent. Mr FD was chatting to the other agent when we all realised that she was someone that I had worked with 36 years ago in a library long, long ago. I had not recognised her, as back then, well we were both a little younger, and she had natural blonde hair, and now she is a tawny red, and well, a lot older (not everyone can age as graciously as a Flamingo Dancer). I never, ever would have thought she would become a real estate agent, but apparently she has been for some 20 years now.
It just goes to show that while we can plan our lives, we can never quite be sure the path it will take. I have learnt that being open to change, flexible in choice and decision making, and embracing intentional living, the most amazing things can happen.
During this year I have gained permanent employment in a job I adore, with people I not only enjoy working with, but respect professionally, and now we are downsizing our home, decluttering belongings, shrinking debt and creating a new way of living our lives. It doesn’t get much better than that does it?
Wonderful. Congratulations. You must post pictures of your new house and the view when you get a chance….
Click on the word house and it will take you to the real estate ad for the house we are buying.
Ohh … now some creepy people (looks around) can drop in to visit you!
So I should expect you when?
Wow! What a decision and what a pretty place to live you have found!
And what a small world! So many surprises your post has given me.
We are also strying to shrink our living. It is a question of what kind of life you would like to have. I think your decision is great!
We did think about it very hard, and we tried to think about what life we wanted as we aged. This house had all the vibes.
It does not get much better than that! So happy for you!
Thank you, I think the Big Whatever must have been listening to my complaining after all!
YAY! I’m so happy for you. It sounds perfect. You will adjust to the slower pace in no time flat.
We are already onto the slower pace, well at least when we are in The Village, back in the city it is rush, rush rush to get things sorted and ready to move.
Picture perfect . . . would trade in a heartbeat . . . what about the winter weather before I leave CA?
Mild winters as we are sub tropical. frosty mornings but most days are sunny.
You just made my day happy.
I’m going to be off doing annoying errands, but humming to myself at the thought of a nesting flamingo!
Oh how sweet of you. I am even imaging HoneyBoo Flamingo Dancer playing on the lawn after she arrives (well, a few months after she arrives!)
Well done FD. Ratty
Mr FD is reliving his college days!
You are very fortunate to have sold your house and bought a new one in such a short span of time.
We are extremely lucky. The top end of the market is not selling very fast so to sell ours in 5 weeks has been a gift.
Looks great, what a bargain as well. I hope you’ve got a ride on lawn mower! I love those black tiles in the bathroom.
We got it for 375K and there is nothing that needs to be done, but choices to do so. We are fighting over who gets to have the first spa bath the night we move in!
Congratulations!
Look at all those windows! And that view!
When I retire, I’m moving in with you! (It’s not imminent, so you have time to prepare.
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Call ahead, I shall put fresh sheets on the bed!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Is it safe to assume that the acreage means we can found Yurtlandia on your property?
Yurtlandia – absolultely!
How perfect! Love the brick, and the wood, and the patio, and. . . it goes on. Simplifying life is my answer for my aging years too.
I think what we love are the textures too. Brick and wood. It has a personality.
It’s nice when everything falls into place in life. Looks like a really beautiful place……and I’m liking the new picture you have at the top of your blog…….not that I’ve got anything against flamingoes.