You can't take it with you...

As much as we love this house and all the things in it that have made it our lovely home for almost 7 years, we are letting go.  If we could pick it up (lots of balloons, perhaps?) and move with it we would.  Instead we are getting a strong lesson in attachment. At the end of the day things are just things. It's the people and experiences in your life that make it rich.  There will always be memories.  And this blog to live on in cybereternity.

Thus begins our new journey "on the other side." We know it will be greener, literally, but let's hope that we'll find what we are truly looking for. Good people, good scenery, good food, and more to explore than we even imagine.  Chapter 2 can be found at thehappiestdog.wordpress.com.  Follow us on our epic adventure. We're either insane or geniuses!

Thank you to all who have found our life even slightly entertaining.  We'll leave you with a few final tidbits of life at 211 Virginia Ave, Morehead City, NC.

Tail-less squirrel--our buddy.

We finally got to taste our asparagus--all 2 trees of it. Probably means it won't come up next year, but it will probably get mowed over anyway.

Celebrating a milestone in the closing process during Mom's visit.

Our yard sale. We put birds on things, but nobody got it.

The butterfly weed keeps getting better every year.

My garden finally filled in the way I wanted!

My coneflowers were especially beautiful this year.

We were glad to see the Hawthorne we planted has become someone else's home.

I remember when this redbud was delivered to us -- in the mailbox at only 12" high.

Wish us luck!