Thought I should sneak in a post, for anyone still listening. I am officially at the packing it up to go stage. I should close on the house the first of September. Will head out of here not long after that. I am using U-Haul’s version of a POD, since they will hold them and then deliver closer to where I will be. I am moving the more fragile stuff in my utility trailer. I put a slightly heavier axle on it, electric brakes with a breakaway box and new tires. The transmission was checked on the car. I think I’ll be fine if I keep it light. And I am getting better at backing up a trailer. I think it will take me four days to get to Kansas. I would rather drive fewer hours than try to overdo. And it will be me, Jake the springer and Fanny the cat on this trip.

The house is cheap but in a nice rural town. It needs work but anything I could buy would need work. I will own it outright which makes me feel a lot better. And I plan to have a garden! I am taking all my irises with me and raspberry plants. I plan to keep working for now, so I can put some money into repairs. I look upon it as possibly my last great adventure. I have cousins in OK that plan to visit too.

It’s all stressful, but I hope it goes smoothly. It really has come together over the last month or so. I even guessed at when I would need the packing box from UHaul and it’s turned out to be just about right.  I could have closed earlier but need to be here in town on 9/2. I will be moving most of my treadles and my Singer Fashionmate, which is the only electric one I’m keeping. I may not post again until I’ve landed at my new home.