Comments | vilakins: In our new home...

vilakins

In our new home...

Jun 30, 2016 18:05

... but surrounded by boxes and chaos. Items, whether breakable or extremely not, are wrapped in so many layers of paper, they're three times their size and unrecognisable. We were searching for the electric jug and things we thought were the same size were things like glasses. This means a very large number of boxes piled in almost every room. We ( Read more... )

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ideealisme June 30 2016, 11:09:48 UTC

Congratulations on your move and glad everything is settling down. Your old gaff does indeed look amazing!

vilakins July 1 2016, 02:57:23 UTC

I might post less glamorous photos I took before we left. :-) I reckon it'll take another two weeks till we've unpacked everything and arranged it all to how we want it.

zoefruitcake June 30 2016, 11:43:22 UTC

Your old house does look amazing in the listing! I'd buy it!
Glad you have arrived and don't have to wait too long until the cats arrive

It sounds a very nice area you have moved to, I hope you will be very happy there

vilakins July 1 2016, 03:00:03 UTC

I may post some more realistic photos I took before the packers came. :-)

We picked the cats up today, three ours late due to ice on the runway, and they're exploring the house. Jasmin's basking in the sun on one of the wide windowsills, Sebastian's checking this room (dining room) out, and Ashley's under or on our bad, the last I saw of her. I'm giving them time to figure the place out.

zoefruitcake July 1 2016, 07:40:15 UTC

they'll soon feel at home

katriona_s June 30 2016, 12:42:01 UTC

Great! I understand that unpacking and arrange everything in your new house might be a tough job still it might be a enjoyable time. I hope your cats will find their new house comfortable soon. And the photos of your former house! Wow, they are wonderful! I know they must look better than reality, still your old home was fabulous!! You have such good taste, I really look forward to seeing the photos of your new house ;) ...Of course don't hurry, when you'd have time... :D

vilakins July 1 2016, 03:02:15 UTC

I did love that place, though we did a lot of work to make it ready for sale. This house is quite different, built in 1927 to a traditional local style, so it probably won't look as stylish.

All my lizards and geckos are packed, but I'll have to work out where they will go and take the long-promised photos of them. :-)

vjezkova June 30 2016, 18:12:32 UTC

This is the last stage of your ordeal. I am sure you have been less nervous, after "anchoring" in a new house - no matter the chaos. It will be only better now (at the cost of frantic work, of course).
See, even Noiser takes you for granted. I am curious about your cats and their reaction in their new place.
Ah, this place sounds amazing! I wish you good luck with everything!

vilakins July 1 2016, 03:07:54 UTC

They're still checking it out, but Sebastian's rubbed up against me on his way past to say hello. I'm just giving them time to settle in.

Like the Auckland house, it'll need a lot of work till I'm happy with it: painting, new blinds, bathroom renovation etc, but we don't have to hurry with it. Except that my sister arrives in a couple of weeks for a visit and it won't look that good as I won't have time to do much but unpack. Paint, new bathroom upstairs, renovate the old one downstairs, finish the kitchen... all that awaits us once the Auckland house is sold.

vjezkova July 1 2016, 06:56:16 UTC

Oh yes, it will cost lots of time and money until everything is ready. But like you are saying, no hurry.
We have a slightly similar situation. My daughter Marta is selling their small village house, her husband inherited an old village house, a bigger one and suitably situated only 6 km far from their work (now it is 27km). They made all the "desctructive" work, the house is waiting for a reconstruction and the family are waiting for getting the money to hire a construction company. They have a buyer who is waiting for a mortgage at the moment.
Marta and family will stay in a hired apartment until the house is ready.
Oh yes, everything moves!:-)

vilakins July 1 2016, 08:05:20 UTC

It can be very stressful. I hope it works out quickly for them.

imhilien July 2 2016, 09:38:17 UTC

Hope you and the cats are settling in. Oamaru sounds great. :)

Very cold nights at the moment, my room was 8 deg this morning (brr).

vilakins July 4 2016, 23:36:32 UTC

Brr indeed! The cats are getting cabin fever, but they have to stay inside for at least a week, up to two. It's below zero at night here, but this house is so warm, being thick Oamaru stone, that I hardly need more than one layer on inside. It's lovely outside in the sun too, but bitingly cold at night. I'm still sticking my arms and legs out of bed at night though: combo of good insulation, dryness, and warm Star Trek pyjamas! :-D