Time marches--nay scampers--on

I had the best of intentions to keep this up with better regularity, but suddenly it's later and people are asking questions I feel like I have answered but it turns out only to me and the few I see a lot. My humble apologies.

In 11 days, I should close on a house in the wilds of Buncombe County North Carolina. It is a modest home on ~1.5 acres in a small community which sounds to be friendly--they have potlucks monthly (?) and open art studio tours twice a year and...well, that's probably more than I actually know. When people ask me if I am excited, I usually say I am in the buyer's remorse period. What am I doing? Why? I don't know, but as someone pointed out, I thought it was a good idea at some point and so I have to kinda go with that and see how things progress from here.

I plan to go up there sooner than later (mid-November) and drop a load of stuff. Basics for living and all the junk that has been sequestered in my storage unit for many years. I want to add a deck to the back of the house and I need to talk to someone about that. I need to get the bills in my name and get a discount card at Ingles grocery store. I need to remind myself what this house looks like. I need to reassure myself I am not totally nuts.

On the left is the living room, dining room, kitchen.
My new neighbor is in the photo on the right.






Here, we are walking up the neighbor's drive towards my house, with outbuilding in view. A "branch," not to be confused with a river but perhaps confused with a creek is in the forest, green stuff on the right. The yellowish blur in the background is a mountain-esque thing. The road my road branches off of dead-ends in the Blue Ridge Parkway. Perhaps the mountain-esque thing is related to the Ridge...




And finally looking from the opposite direction at the little side porch. The deck will go across that wide expanse of back-of-house and I hope to one day see doors going from the deck into the LR/K/DR, and master bedroom, and perhaps a ramp for my friends who would like that when they visit. (Thanks to Gini for all the photos and miscellaneous support and encouragement.)

That kinda brings me up to date. I plan to spend the winter packing and enjoying the weather (should we avoid the tropical depression that is forming as I write this) and my dear friends here. Then thoughts are to move in May or June. (I was all set on June and then I remembered the 27th Annual Angel Island Picnic -- June 21st it appears. Priorities dontcha know.)