I saw a news article the other day that said the world is spinning faster than it has for fifty years. This explains a lot about what happened to 2020. Well, on top of a pandemic, and deciding to move back out to the country and away from a more urban lifestyle which was in and of itself a massive undertaking.
So we are back in the same part of Eastern Washington where we were in 2018 before I lost my mind and decided to move to the west coast. It was an interesting experiment. We have a new and very dear friend as a result of the experiment.
In September 2020 we bought and sold a house, and moved. Less said about that traumatic experience the better. Our new house is less than half the square footage of our last house, and so we are still downsizing to fit comfortably. We are making good progress.
Oh, and I retired at the end of December. That was not what I wanted to do and definitely interfered with my plans for the future, but sometimes life dictates changes and this was a big change. I’m getting used to the idea. The cat adores all the snuggling he’s been able to indulge himself in lately.
We are going to remodel the kitchen in a couple of months. So, what else is new??! It will be nice when it’s all finished. This little house suits us greatly; it’s like being in an ultra fancy cabin, and it only takes about five minutes to clean the whole house. With that in mind, I should probably find it easier to spend five minutes and do something, eh?
Once we have had time to unpack the DVDs and put them into shelves, we’ll be able to bring my yarn and spinning fibers and spinning wheels and looms into the house. In the meantime I found some paper and pencils and can do some drawing again. And more baking, and making jams next summer, and playing bridge. We have so many projects it’s a little daunting to think of all of them.
Here’s a little video of our living/dining/kitchen starting at the front door. Pardon the mess. There’s no sound; I have figured that part out yet. The pellet stove is something we added to the house and it’s one of Mishkin’s favorite features (mine too!) My desk looks out the back yard to some bird feeders and towards the creek. We haven’t put up any pictures yet. I need to find the picture hanging nails and hooks. They are around here somewhere.
I will try to do better with posting now that I’m retired.