Thank you, Janus for your timely reminder that some of us are not exactly pulling our weight.
Moving day went as well as can be expected, and I dare say I will recover from the trauma in the next few months. Meanwhile, I cannot find anything or rather essentials always seem to be at the bottom of the large packing case we open. We have most of our furniture in the garage and about fifty packing cases still unopened. Packing cases which we have explored line the hall, mostly full of stuff which we can happily live without! I thought I had successfully de-cluttered but it would appear not.
Our current abode is a modern house with huge windows and all the reception rooms and kitchen have internal glass doors and windows between. It’s all very light and cheerful, but between windows and radiators there is little room to squeeze in much furniture.
The house is tucked away on a private cul de sac which is extremely narrow and almost impossible to find. The approach roads are equally as difficult to navigate in anything larger than a transit van so our removal company has to trans-ship all the contents of the huge lorry, parked about a mile away, to the house by transit van.
Although we are rather tucked away it’s only a short walk through a park into the small market town town, so we can walk almost everywhere. Tesco managed to find us, so we can stock up on groceries and heavy stuff and essentials like wine, so all is not lost. Ocado said no, but one cannot have everything.
Boadicea's Chariot 
Looks lovely Araminta, I suppose we’ll get round to unpacking our last few boxes sooner or later, but there’s always something more exciting to do instead 🙂
Congrats and commiserations, Arrers! Looks peacefrul.
PS all our leaves have turned already!
Hi James. I’m finding loads of exciting things to do which do not include unpacking boxes. Trying to explore is one. I’m just about finding my way around town.
Hello Janus.
It’s very quiet, I must admit. All the trees here are not looking at all autumnal, and still retain most of their leaves.
Looks very pleasant indeed.
Re those boxes, spousal unit still has unpacked boxes from his move from New York to Dallas in 1982!
No hope for that garage then!
I know exactly what you mean re all glass and no walls, the house we bought in the local town for our retirement is exactly the same. The only thing to do is flog most of it off I’m afraid, spousal unit hasn’t worked that one out as yet, I anticipate screams of anguish! I shall let sleeping dogs lie!
Glad you survived, it doesn’t get any easier does it?
Looks like you are in a beautiful place… and I’m sure you’ll find your way around the dilemma of what to throw/ sell / keep in time. Maybe wait for the winter months, when they come?!
The unpacked boxes can wait until Winter arrives! If Tesco can find you with essentials like wine, you have no problems!
Lovely pictures. i thought the first was a painting by Monet. Anyway, exciting times must lie ahead.
Thank you all. Sorry not to have responded sooner, I have been a bit busy.
Hello Tina.
Not easy to live with, this windows thing, but yes, maybe I have too much furniture. In fact, I know I have!
But yes, thank goodness we have a large garage.
Hello Boadicea.
Yes, one must not complain. It’s just all very strange, but we have sorted out the essentials.
Nym, we have already decided that unpacking is not a priority.
Hello PapaG.
Photo of the garden taken through an enormous probably dirty, window. Must find a window cleaner. 🙂 Monet probably didn’t have one!
The garden looks as though it could be tamed a little, perhaps? A job for spring 🙂
Nym, yes indeed, but our hands are tied somewhat, most of the trees are untouchable: preservation orders and all that. 😦
Arrers, re the ‘protected’ trees in the garden: we have found that being surrounded by untouchable woodland a useful tip is to clear all the undergrowth from the first few yards (wild or planted) so that you can see the ‘feet’ of the trees and the light/shadow is better defined. It’s surprising how much lovelier the trees are.
Thanks Janus.
A useful tip. 🙂
I can see what you mean, Janus, to the extent that if all the growth could be cleared under the trees, closer to the house, there would be an illusion of more width, and open space, and therefore less ‘clutter’ – and maybe the bottom of the garden could then be planted to draw the eye.