Things have been brewing for over a week now but I can finally say with great exhilaration that a contract will be signed tomorrow for the sale of our house. Even better our purchasers are the most wonderful couple who will add so much to the community that has been our home. It will be a pleasure to pass our home onto them. I can't begin to explain the sense of anticipation and excitement we are feeling at our potential move.
Bizarrely our purchasers found our home and the info about Cascade Cohousing on this Blog site. Move over Real estate.com, Domain and the like Blogger yields sales results.
So we now await our purchasers sale of their own home. Given they are in a highly sought after area it is unlikely that we shall have to wait to long for all the dominos to fall into place and we will soon be on our way.
So with some licence now I can now allow myself to dream of the veggies we shall grow, the chooks that shall roam our land and the gardens we shall plant. I'm so looking forward to that amazing sense of serenity that overcomes me when I am in the country and breathing the sigh that comes with it everyday. It will contrast the crisis situation in which I work and provide respite from such a challenging yet rewarding work environment.
I do realise though that we are so incredibly 'green.' Green in the environmental sense of course but 'green' in terms of our naive knowledge and experience of living on the land. I'm almost laughing now in anticipation of the mistakes we will make and the mirth we will elicit as our landed neighbours look on at us in despair. I remember our agent saying that when you live in the country if something needs doing an you can't then you will be shown. If you need something then it will be provided and in turn you will do the same. I was a bit dubious at first recognising that she was in the middle of her pitch. However since reading so many of your blogs, it is apparent that there is a culture of support and pitching in that eludes a large majority of those residing in the city.
Two weekends ago I travelled to my future region to stay at a B&B http://www.huonvalleybedandbreakfast.com.au/ with my friend from the North West so that I could show her why I had chosen the area as my future home. The first night we ate at Huon Manor Restaurant and enjoyed superb food and some wonderful wines. The following day was spent checking out the galleries of Cygnet and lunch at the Lotus Eater. From there I took her to see my new home. I must admit it was with a great degree of trepidation that I entered in case I found I still did not feel as I had the first time but instead I found I love the house even more and as the owners were so generous with their time I learnt so much about our home to be. That night we ate at Petty Sessions before returning to the luxury of our room. The following day we set off to explore more of the region, take a scenic walk to Lymington and then partake in a traditional burger at the RVL.
As we wandered around I found myself just watching people and observing how the community in which I will live connects, and all I can say is that in this neck of the woods they have got it all going on.
I look forward to being able to finally reveal our future home...something I should not disclose until its a done deal for all parties. In the meantime I'm counting the days to Xmas and New Year in the knowledge that we shall soon be heading South.
