BEGINNING TO MOVE

It will probably be 3/4 weeks before we actually move to our new home. The logistics are daunting. However, the first baby steps are being taken. It is surprising how much junk one can accumulate over 35 years. Piles of cassettes (No one has the equipment to play these anymore ).
Books , books, and more books we no longer want (Any volunteers to take 28 volumes of encyclopedias circa 1962 ). Piles of phonograph records ( What is a phonograph ? some of the younger generation might ask ), many liqueur bottles ( We never touch the stuff ) , an assortment of board games , not played in many years nor will be played by us ever again, an excess of water and wine glasses. The list goes on and on.
All that is the easy stuff. Old furniture that won't fit in the new digs becomes a problem. We have a huge excess of pictures and lamps. Just thinking of all this is giving me a head ache and an upset stomach.
I wonder how one moves one's computer, telephone and TV. Maybe comcast will take care of that. Ouch ! I better stop here. My stomach just started feeling funny.

THIS IS SHOCKING

We can hardly believe our good fortune. We have been rattling about for years in our over sized house. It seemed like a good idea to find something smaller.

About 75 yards from our house a smaller one story ( we don't need stairs anymore ) house was about to be put on the market. It is a completely redone modernized place, quite nice. So we bought it.

The idea of moving is daunting. We have many years of accumulated stuff plus an excess of furniture. Friends and family have first shot at the leftovers. The rest gets given away, sold or thrown out. Maybe a garage sale ( I hate those things)

We should close the deal in a two or three weeks and will start seriously moving shortly afterwards. I think we will be able to keep our same telephone number. Everyone will be advised of our change of address.

THIS IS SHOCKING