Well, it's been a while, hasn't it?
I haven't been sitting idle. I put the house on the market just after July 4th and quickly had two showings. The second showing was a fabulous couple who put in an offer, and after much ado the closing happened on November 6th. I'm very pleased that the house now has owners who are over the moon about the place; they couldn't be more perfect. As for me, it's as though a massive weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and for that I am so thankful! It really was too much house for me, and the location was less than ideal.
The mules have been temporarily stabled at a kind neighbor's house for the winter, which is walking distance from my mother's house. Moving was not without hazards, of course. In a panicked effort to get Fargo loaded onto a trailer, I made an error in judgement and wound up with a broken wrist. Lesson learned.
For now I'm living with my mother, and in the spring I'll begin getting bids and contractors in line to build an addition onto her existing house for myself. The structure is technically called an Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU. It's basically the same thing as an in-law apartment, but in our town it's required to be attached to the main structure. Mom and I discussed options, and both agreed the best attachment space would be a four season sunroom. I'll have to build a barn for the mules, as the old run-in shed the horses used to occupy has seen better days. There are also future plans for a greenhouse, and possibly a small fruit orchard. It's my new 10 year plan!
So since I'm homeless at the moment, I'm not doing much other than nursing my broken wrist back to health and dreaming of being in my own space again. I'm hoping the addition will be built soon enough in the spring that I'll have the summer to plot out my new yard, but only time will tell. Until then I'm lost in a sea of building plans, red tape, and dreams. And I love it.
