Hi Everyone, I know it has been a long time since my last blog but things have been happening. As you know we came to Florida after the March retreat and a very stressful number of months with Dan's Dad's illness and death in February. If ever we were ready for a break from routine and reality this was the year for it.
So here we are in Florida. We spent a couple of weeks in the rental house which we enjoyed for the last 3 years we have been coming down here. However this year, we bit the bullet and bought our own place and here is a shot of Dan carrying me over the threshold of the new house!
We did not purchase it in two weeks. We had been looking for 2 years and during the winter our excellent Real Estate agent, Ron Kubala found us the perfect house. We closed the deal after we got here.
He also had to carry Paddy over the threshold.
And of course Mollie too!
Here we are having a meal on our lovely lanai overlooking the pool. We spend a lot of time out there. it is screened, shaded and private.
My stitching has taken a bit of a back seat to a lot of other things so far on this holiday but I am hoping to get back at it very soon. Yesterday we had a bug guy coming to spray the house so in anticipation of the fact that he was going to spray all the baseboards, we pulled out ALL the furniture and appliances in all the rooms and vacuumed behind and under them and wiped down all the baseboards. I have to tell you we were somewhat unimpressed with the cleanliness of the house but it is pretty shipshape right now.
Now that the moving in, the cleaning, the placing of things where we want them, the buying of the stuff that was missing,the arranging for TV and Internet, the improvements that Dan is puttering at, are all mostly done I am planning on stitching and blogging more.
I have some photos on my camera of some visitors who came by yesterday and of course I will show my limited progress on my new Mystic stitch piece and on Autumn at HRH. Alas my 40ct Rosewood Manor piece has not yet seen the light of day but photos of the others will be posted soon.
5 comments:
Congratulations to both of you! I am so happy that this finally came together for you both. I know that this has been a stressful year for both of you. I hope I said it before, but I really appreciate that you hold the retreats! They are the highlight of my year! So, knowing all that you have been through, it makes it all the more extraordinary that you continued to do so this year - So Thank You!!! Hope to see some more pics, it looks beautiful, enjoy every minute!
How wonderful! Congratulations on your new home away from home. I know you'll get much enjoyment from it.
Congratulations Ann & Dan! What a wonderful thing for the two of you after a couple of tough years!
That is too funny that not only did Dan carry you over the thershold but the girlies too!
Congrats! Congrats! on the new abode. Hope to see pics soon. Surprised the girls by showing up at stitching today. Judie knew that I was coming because she invited me!
Hope the weather is nice and warm !!
Barb
Congratulations.x
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