On November 12th I drove up to Rockingham from the Hartford airport to check on the work that had been done to the house and surroundings. The sun set behind me in a golden glow as I drove in the driveway, expectant. I knew the larger septic system was in and the new garage door had been put on the tractor side of the garage. The white garage door looked just right. I then looked toward the house. What an eyesore! The septic system clean-out stack stuck up out of the ground a good ten inches! Ugly! Who wants to look out over a green field and think "septic system"? After meeting with the contractor, I can now say that it will be covered over with soil and seeded with grass seed.
Inside the house, everything looked and smelled clean. No bats, dead mice or huge spiders lurking in dark corners or the bathtub. Within the hour, I had the wood stove warming the living room with yellow and orange flames. The house dried out and felt cozy.
Before long it was dark, and I settled in for the night to read and relax. There was enough food in the cupboard to provide dinner and breakfast. The white wine from summer was still decent and drinkable even though it had been left in the fridge for 6 weeks.
During the weekend I worked on organizing the garage to make room for our impending move. Everything is ready for January. We will need a storage unit for the extra furniture from the Wisconsin house, but some will fit into the various rooms without creating a cluttered feeling.
Someday our WI house will sell and we can build up on the hill. We are thinking of a barn structure that can house worship, parties, art shows etc. below and an apartment above for guests and offices. We dream on about posts and beams, windows and porches. It is fun to look ahead.....
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