Selling My Heritage?
I feel kind of sad. On Friday, to the disgust of a part of my family, I have accepted an offer for my house after it had been in the market for four months. According to the agreement I must vacate the house by the end of June.
Selling it was not easy. I have been living in this house since I inherited it 30 years ago but my memories for it goes much further. As a child I spent a lot of time here. It feels as if I’m selling a part of myself. This is where my mother and my grandfather grew up. It is as they are here every day and but I’m getting older now and the house is too big for me.
The property had been in my family for more than 250 years. Originally it was a farm. When part of it was proclaimed as part of the town, my grandfather sold it to a developer but he retained the house. The rest of the property he sold to a neighboring farmer. The new township developed around his house.
The original house had a thatched roof but it burned down in the middle fifties and my grandfather demolished the ruins and build a new house on the same foundations.
But it is not all sadness; in some ways I am very pleased to be departing from here. The small township I live in is surrounded on three sides by agricultural land and when the farmers clean the lands, we are invaded by mice. Being on the far edge of town, the cell phone and data signals are poor and we are often without electricity due to cable theft. For some reason I forgot to mention this to the various prospective buyers.
And now the big work starts; getting rid of the junk I have accumulated in 30 years and I have not found alternative accommodation yet. I will be residing with my sister for a few months while the furniture, appliances and effects that I opt to keep will have to go into storage until I have made up my mind about what to do with the rest of my life.
Something tells me I’m going to be very busy during the next month.
May you all have a wonderful day.
Comments (73)
I think you have great week end...
I guess you are happy and unhappy due to selling of your heritage.
however... sweet memories stay in your mind not with the house..
so don't worry... as you have got plan for your future...
Yes, time move on and does not wait for anybody.
Changes in our life are good and help us develop in many fields. Once you've dared the jumping into the cold water you will surely enjoy your new life!
You can still have your house kept in your memories, and we always tend to mostly keep the good ones!
It has hardly changed!
Good Luck with it all... don`t envy you the packing up
But I don't trust my memory the way I forget things lately.
So you were a vaalpens! Then the change were for the better.
Now that you have done the deed you will it time find that the move was a good one.
Now a busy but exciting time will start for you.
New neighbours, new friends? Less work for you as you will live smaller.
Will it now be in an appartment or condo?
I lived in many of those and trust me get another smaller house, as you will have to put up with music etc from the people around you in a appartment.
When and if I buy something else it will have a piece of ground around it, however small. But I have other considerations as well.
I'm looking at emigrating but that brings countless new problems. With the poor exchange rate and higher cost of living in other countries, it will reduce me from being comfortable to a poor man.
I suspect that the time to blog will be rather limited for the next month or so. I should not be sitting here now at all. I am alone and have to do all these things on my own. I have only moved house four times in my life.
I had - and still have - family there and go there from time to time. Spent some good holidays there as a child. But as you said, nowadays...
But I am looking forward to better cell and data coverage, not even to mention a more reliable electricity supply.
I truly hope my enthusiasm as rubbed off on you, your move to your sisters first will give you time to make some good descions without the trap-ings of the past restricting you.
I do wish you well cat and don't leave us as that would indeed be sad for us.
Secrets? I have no secrets.
No skeletons in my cupboards but all is buried in the garden is nobody's business.
Finding good homes for my animals was the sad part but they were all sorted out before I accepted the offer. I will only keep my African Grey.
If I relocate to my #1 destination there will be no point in taking anything along. All my appliances will be useless as they have 110V and we use 220/250V here.
I will be living with my sister for a few months and may even visit my daughter for a month or two. A nw home is still very deep and forr off in the pipeline.
Yes, Everything is imported; even most food. Things are very expensive there and it appears to be a less lucrative destination.
as for a tiny town, its house invasions, and c... dont do anything, just support it.
as for me, got nowhere to go. brother, family kicked me out long ago, after taking the money.
Hm, I could do fishing trips for rich American coots. It is a possibility I'm looking at.
It is a large house in a small and very secluded and sought township. People don't often sell here. I got the price I wanted.
I sold my boat in February shortly before I retired. Had to sell before winter arrived. You get nothing for a boat in winter. Was named 'Catfoot Too'
Only skeletons you will find. All my ex-girlfriends are buried there.
Kidding, but all my pets who had died are there.
My friend, I wish you the best on your move!
All the answers are in my blog. I'm getting rid of the excess stuff and putting the rest into storage. I will be living at my sister's place for a few months until I have decided what I want to do with my life.
I am looking at emigration but it does not seem like a viable option at the our ever worsening exchange rate.