September

 

Summer has nearly finished packing her trunk, and Autumn can be seen coming over the hill. The nights and early mornings have that bit of chill in them now, though it still feels like Summer during the day. 

If all goes well, we will close on the house we found in Moncton and be moving there in just two weeks. A year and a half of perpetually mending the hole in our bag of patience, as the Chinese saying goes. Just in time for my husband’s birthday, in time to get ready for October, which is full of family birthdays, Thanksgiving and of course my favourite holiday, Halloween! 

The interior needs repainting, at least in the living room to start, and we need furniture for that room, plus a new bed for us.

Our senior pup has made this journey with us, and I believe she is also looking forward to her own space again. To being the only dog in the house, to having “her chair”, usually an armchair with a favourite blanket on it. 

I’ve missed the growing season this year, and the owner of the house we are buying isn’t into gardening. So other than tidying up the front and back yards, I will have to wait until the Spring to see what pops up and plan what to put in the ground. 

The house is not without its faults and needs some updating and repairs, but we are planning that now. For the moment, we are just keen to get on.