Hello there,
Despite my promises, I have somehow avoided blogging this weekend. All has fallen through with our house-buying, someone else put in an offer and was accepted after the seller put it back on the market whilst we were unsure about proceeding and we are back to Square1 and £700 poorer for fees paid out. It is rather sad and we are feeling rather glum about the whole torturous process. But thank you for your kind thoughts on my previous post where I talked about it.
We discovered that the house had gone and also that a house we had seen yesterday and rather liked had also gone and there was a feeling of despair so I went out into the garden to take some blog photos and somehow, felt that I was needed out there - my thoughts were miserable and I knew I was no good inside so I headed out and ended up doing a lot of pruning and cutting back of roses, brambles, ivy and other misc. shrubs. Then I began the interminable process of trying to rake leaves.
The oak tree and 5 other trees plus a myriad shrubs have all done their hardest to try and completely coat the lawn in leaves and all the beds are completely obscured in addition. I raked and raked and ended up on my hands and knees scraping off leaves from between my leeks very delicately in my veg bed. I then ended up removing all the decaying tomato and bean plants and relocating plant-ties and bamboo canes to the shed. Finally, after picking 3 leeks (hurrah), I headed inside after 3.5 hours and felt much the better for it. Much calmer, much more able to think objectively.
I then continued inside with cleaning and tidying and washing and ended up making a delicious tureen full of vegetable and lentil casserole with the three leeks, bag of organic carrots, red lentils, left-over potatoes and about 100 of the remaining tomatoes from the garden. It was rather delicious and we have leftovers for tomorrow night meaning after our twillight at school, not much prep is needed thankfully.
I record the difficult as well as the happy times here and I wanted to just explain why I didn't get around to visiting today. I will promise to get back to you asap.
Sending you love and so many thanks for your kind support.
Kezzie xx
Who can blame you for feeling down and a little blue, I think most of us would be too!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I think you did the right thing with 'restorative gardening' and good cooking - two very good things.
Wishing you all good things for the coming new week
All the best Jan
Nothing like a good pruning session to restore the spirit. That casserole looks absolutely yummie by the way! xxx
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry this happened. It's such a shame you had to pay those fees. I wish you'll find a new house that is good for you soon. Hugs xx
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you put your energy to the garden. I can truly tell you it's my restorative place of choice, only now my gardens are all buried deep under the snow and the frozen ground. It's - 21°C.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry on how the house buying turned out but you gained valuable information and experience and at least that's what your £700 bought you. I know it's a costly way to learn in time, money and emotions.
Keep your hopes up and something will appear for you.
Hugs, Julia
Thank goodness you listened to your spirit and got out into the garden. Sending you a big hug dear friend and I hope those delicious leftovers warm you at the end of a long day. I hope too that the tube problems do not derail you, no pun intended.
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Hello Kezzie, just to let you know you are not alone in the housing market, cutting a long story short, we put our house on the market back at the end of May last year, we are now on our second buyer, and our buyer is also on their second buyer, we were gazumped with the first house we agreed to buy, lost our first buyer just as we found another so were unable to make an offer, then found our third house and were almost at the stage of exchanging contracts when we found that the field behind the house had an outstanding application to build 200 new houses, so we pulled out, and are now buying our fourth house. If anything goes wrong this time, I think we'll just have a complete rethink, stay where we are for the time being and take in lodgers!!!!! Good luck, things will work out in the end (won't they?). Joy x x
ReplyDeleteOh, I am sorry for the process with the house, dear Kezzie, and the amount you spent... but don't give up, you will find a house that suits you and your husband. If that one was gone, it means that a better one will come your way! Do believe that the right was is reserved for you! Good to go to the garden and refresh your mind and the three leeks were very good to the casserole - it really looks delicious and I love lentils, carrots and potatoes! Don't worry about not visiting blogs, we can all understand why! I hope you have a very nice week no, dear Kezzie!
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Oh no, missed your last post but I can sympathise with the house buying difficulty - it really does get you down!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the house move woes :( xx
ReplyDeleteOh how rubbish, I only hope that the perfect house is right around the corner for you x x
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about all of these house struggles :( I've heard that buying a house can be really stressful and I hope it all gets sorted out soon :) Happy New Year and fingers crossed it starts looking up soon! :) xx
ReplyDeleteAh the restorative power of being outside and connecting with the earth. A good potter and a tidy up really do wonders to clear the mind. I'm glad you felt better afterwards. It's nice that you can enjoy your current home while you search for another. One of my favourite quotes, that I think applies very nicely here is 'this too shall pass', while it feels hard and frustrating now, it'll all be forgotten in time, and who knows what's around the corner. Keep smiling x
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the house. I went to view one last week and was told when I got there that they'd already had an offer which was over the asking price, so there really was little point in me viewing. Ugh. There will be others, though. I took myself to the allotment on Sunday as I needed some time with my thoughts and it did help.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about the house not working out this time, it's stressful beyond belief, but the restorative powers pf being outside worked their magic which is good to see and eat apparently!
ReplyDeleteLisa x
I'm sorry to hear that the house buy didn't went through...these things can get complicated. I imagine how disappointed you must feel, especially after having to pay so much in fees. My husband and I are still in the process of building our new home. Well, the construction is over but we still have to furnish it and we're out of funds:)...we'll have to work something out.
ReplyDeleteon the upper side, that dish looks yummy...
As soon as I read "pruned roses" I snapped my computer shut and went outside to prune my roses, a much overdue task! It felt good, as you say. We have a bizarrely warm, balmy, spring day here, but this afternoon bad weather is coming -- tornados from the south. We will get rain. You never know in January and February.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the house. We've been down that road many times. In the end, you will find home. I think maybe (??) this is our longterm home. It's our fourth home to buy. The one I loved best we only lived in for 18 sorrowful months! So now I try not to put too much stock in a house. May you fare better! Your garden is benefiting from your distress :)
I'm so sorry you're having a tough time, buying houses is so hard the first time you try and buy! I hope you manage to get something right for you soon x
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