Monday, February 2, 2015

Moving, Part Five

The last big piece of furniture is gone.

My friend Cheryl and her sister Lori and their kids fell in love with this 1948 Gulbansen piano. They came back several times, researched the make, loved the feel of the piano, and then rented a small U-Haul and away it went. The girls will get piano lessons like their mothers.


But they did leave me my needlepoint bench and I hung my sunflower crewel picture above it. They need a longer bench for the girls to play duets on, or a mother to supervise piano playing. In my new place in Huntsville, Alabama,  with less square footage, that needlepoint bench will be used for mittens, hats and Ziggy's harness and leash.  Who knows, I may come back to this area to hear the girls' recital one day. 


Now the rugs can be cleaned on Friday, and I have to finish taking care of clutter. I have that big trash can to keep putting things in and I am reminded of this quote. 

Clutter is anything that gets between
you and the life you want. 
--Peter Walsh

The new life I want includes writing that dissertation on being a caregiver. The new life I want means renting, so a landlord can take care of the repairs that I have had to do here: new water softener, new garage door, painting. I am so happy I am downsizing and moving to live by family. 

Pharis continues on projects to make the house ready for the market. 

Ziggy watches and Pharis and neighbor Mr. White discuss getting the house ready. In the second backyard, Pharis' daughter is loading dry branches to hall away. Mr. White was also willing to help with the piano moving. Instead two neighbors lent a hand with the piano. 

8 comments:

  1. You look like you have a nice big backyard, Carol, so nice and green! I'm sure the piano will get lots of good use with the girls! It is good that you have the stool to remember the piano by too. Definitely renting is such a great option to not have to worry about repairs, etc.

    betty

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    1. You are right about renting, Betty. Why saddle my family with having to sell a house and take care of my stuff? Downsizing is the answer!

      About the big backyard. I will miss that as I will need to walk Ziggy in Huntsville. But walking the dog is good exercise.

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    1. Yes, indeed. God is good! Little by little the big furniture is gone. Continue to pray for the sale of the property.

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  3. I'm glad they left the bench it is perfect with the picture and they are small. Will you take them along? Hope so.

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    1. Oh yes, I will take them along! They have moved across the country with me over the years.

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  4. Some things are hard to give up, like big old pianos! All the best for a clutter free life. Since we did the big de-clutter, almost two years ago my smaller house is much easier to keep tidy.

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    1. I actually felt free giving up a piano and so glad for the two families who will share it. LOL I have moved around the country for 40 years usually with a piano. Not needed. I still have music I can play on my family's keyboards in Huntsville--should I need to. Some of that music will go into a garage sale, however.

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