Memories and Random Musings
Time flies when you are having fun. More than a week went by after I wrote my first posts, and even though I planned to write a post every day, apparently life is too exciting and days are over before I have blinked ;-).
Today is a special day! January 13th exactly 5 years ago we took the train at Marradi-Palazzuolo sul Senio station to Empoli. We were a little nervous as it was the day of the auction of the house we now call our home. The day before we had been on the same train to personally deliver a closed envelope with our bid at the auctioneers' office. The nerves mainly concerning the bidding if any other people were interested in the same property.
I do remember feeling like Alice in Wonderland on the train.....we used to drive everywhere in our summer holidays in Italy....this train rides through the amazing Apennines.....through many a tunnel...and every time you exit a tunnel there is yet another beautiful view, whether passing through small mountain villages, or just a remote vally, this day all softly covered by a downy layer of morning fog, above it a splendid blue sky lightened up by a blinding promising January sun.
The auction went very well!!! No one was interested in the same property we were.....and we were happy as a baby! It could only get better from here.....we knew this house had potential and good energy! Go here if you are curious for more: https://www.flickr.com/gp/ellenbrandwijk/df625y
And here we are, 5 years later exactly, sitting in front of the fire place, in our home that fits like a well designed dress (sorry Lex!), in the village that has given us many happy summer camping days, sincere friendships and a feeling of coming home. To be continued.......
Today is a special day! January 13th exactly 5 years ago we took the train at Marradi-Palazzuolo sul Senio station to Empoli. We were a little nervous as it was the day of the auction of the house we now call our home. The day before we had been on the same train to personally deliver a closed envelope with our bid at the auctioneers' office. The nerves mainly concerning the bidding if any other people were interested in the same property.
I do remember feeling like Alice in Wonderland on the train.....we used to drive everywhere in our summer holidays in Italy....this train rides through the amazing Apennines.....through many a tunnel...and every time you exit a tunnel there is yet another beautiful view, whether passing through small mountain villages, or just a remote vally, this day all softly covered by a downy layer of morning fog, above it a splendid blue sky lightened up by a blinding promising January sun.
The auction went very well!!! No one was interested in the same property we were.....and we were happy as a baby! It could only get better from here.....we knew this house had potential and good energy! Go here if you are curious for more: https://www.flickr.com/gp/ellenbrandwijk/df625y
And here we are, 5 years later exactly, sitting in front of the fire place, in our home that fits like a well designed dress (sorry Lex!), in the village that has given us many happy summer camping days, sincere friendships and a feeling of coming home. To be continued.......
Oh, and the muses? My husband (in the 2nd photo, who decided way before I knew him he would buy a house here some day.....and my Omani cat Sushi, who followed us all the way up the mountain today and filled me with a wonderful feeling of trust and happiness, and that's another story...............
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