And once again it’s a long time ago I had time to write. Basically due to spending New Year’s Eve in Scotland, and getting back home via Marseille (France), Ortona (Italy) and Scotland. When I came back, there still was the Christmas tree, and the Christmas decorations. So I made an appointment with one of … Read More →
Last night I realized how daily things will change, once we’re on the boat. And I don’t mean the fact that the ‘house’ is not attached to a proper foundation, or that the ‘garden’ looks completely different, every morning. And that we can avoid noisy neighbours by simply cruising away. No, it’s more about daily … Read More →
It’s a long time ago I took the time to write. It’s now a week before Christmas and a lot has happened. First of all: my house is for sale. I’ve got a nice sign in the front garden, and there are very nice pictures on the internet on the main Dutch housing site. Viewers … Read More →
This weekend my three antique clocks and an old mirror are on an auction. Well, antique…? In theory, yes. The clocks belonged to my (grand)parents and since I am older than fifty the clocks must be as well. Hence antique. But they are fairly common, so I won’t get a fortune for them. I decided … Read More →
I started the process of digitizing my 600 picture slides. If I go for the cheapest way to have them digitized, it costs me € 0.40 per slide. No, they are not worth € 240! And besides that, the quality might not be much better than the quality I get with my method. So what do I … Read More →
It’s ten o’clock in the morning and the real estate agent, who is going to try to sell my house, just left. One point of no return…! I must admit I do have some mixed feelings at the moment. Am I doing the right thing? Well, only time can tell. But if I am realistic … Read More →
Today the last of the junk is collected by the council. The garage is mostly clean, except for the wood for the wood stove. Yesterday I had an appointment with the third real estate agent. This one was the only one of the three who came on time. The others were half an hour and … Read More →
Sitting at my office desk is about the only thing I am able to do, at the moment. And even typing this text is a bit painful. Why? Well, I pressure washed my entire property…! At the end of next week everything will look like new. Monday my house will get painted. Front and back … Read More →
Yes! I can finally see the end of the de-cluttering! I managed to get a couple of appointments on very short notice. In two days the people from the second hand shop will (once again) collect the (more or less) valuable stuff. Hopefully including my windsurfer (with mast and sail etc) and my old winter … Read More →
I realize now what I didn’t do when I started de-cluttering my house. I should have taken pictures of how things used to be. But I never imagined it would be so different. I only realize that now, after I more or less emptied my storage cellar, hoovered it and got rid of all the … Read More →