Preparing For The Move.
This is just a quick hello to all my friends. I am so very busy sorting, packing, selling and giving away - I have lots of less fortunate family. I have a bit of a cold and decided to take it calmer today hence the time to do this.
The hardest part is deciding what to keep and what to get rid of. I have hired a storage container and will only keep enough to fill a two bedroom apartment with no out buildings to keep junk and tools. Somehow I have grown very much attached to all my junk.
I will be living at my sister’s place for a few months until I have made up my mind about my future. I will be staying in a small (already furnished) one roomed apartment with a small kitchenette, bathroom and toilet but will have my meals with them in the main house. Regrettably, as they already have animals, I can only keep my parrot.
I have accepted that selling the house is the right thing but it saddens me when I look at my dogs. It seems as if they can sense that we will be parting soon. They are always close to me, as if trying to change my mind.
Luckily my one friend, who lives on a farm about 100 km from here, has agreed to take the cat and both dogs. At least it pleases me to know that they will remain together and will be cared for properly.
Have a great day out there.
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I hope you read this. I'm saddened by your departure but I respect your decision. May things work out for the best. You had been a great friend.
A helluva tight spot indeed but I fear nothing else I can do. I'm getting older, the house was getting way too large for me and I cannot take them with me. I plan a much smaller place to live in and there will be no space for animals; even if I did not plan to take up temporary residence with my sister.
I wish you a really good move!
Lekker vertrek! ( hope correct..!)
It was the desire to keep animals that kept me here so long. I should have sold years ago.
Emigrating is one of my options and as much as I wish, I cannot keep them. But even if I decide against emigration, I will be looking at a much smaller place where dogs cannot be kept.
But they will learn to love their new master as well. He is also very kind to his animals.
I have that experiences 2 years ago...
yes you are right the hard part is deciding what to keep and what to get rid of...
I will basically move with my suitcases and a parrot cage. Everything else will be in storage or gone. No great trek this time.
Sorry that you have to leave your pets.
Whatever you have to do, you will do the right thing by them!
No, I'm not leaving CS. Too many great friends here. I'm just restructuring my life but CS will remain part of it for the foreseeable future.
Be careful! I have a cold.
Moving house is a big thing to me. This is - I think - the fourth time in my memory that I have moved house. I have done so once more but that was before I can remember. Terrible business.
my animals are used to the freedom of a large ground and will miss it. Believe me when I say they will be well cared for. A lot of thought has gone into this and I fear the die is cast. There is no going back here. In 19 days from now I will get in my car and drive off. I hope the dogs can stay until that day but that will depend on when my friend comes to Cape Town again.
No, I fear we are parting for good. I will not be able to keep animals; not at my temporary residence nor at whatever place I plan to acquire. I may think of a cat once I am settled permanently; be that here or abroad.
The fella who is taking my pets is a bout the only man in the world I would entrust my animals to. A lot of consideration had gone into this and I fear life must go on. The will be ok.
Yes, it is sad pulling your roots. This is where I often played as a child. This is where my mother and at least six of her ascendants grew up. This is the house my grandfather build with his own hands when the original house was destroyed by a fire. This is part of me. Yes, I'm sad to go but looking forward to what the future may hold.
Btw. I had nothing to do with the burning of the original house. I was only 2 or 3 at the time.
I would not like to have to make the decision with the animals though
All the best
It is not a very bad cold. I just feel miserable but it will be over soon. Tomorrow I must continue with operation pack up.
Having chicken and vegetable soup. I'm told it is good for colds. Sweated it out with Med-Lemon last night and spending the day in bed.
I hear what you're saying but this is best under the circumstances. I don't feel good about it but there is no other way. There are factors that you are not aware of and that I'm not prepared to discuss in public. Only I would know how to deal with it all and I'm doing it best as I can. I'm sorry if I sound callous but this is how it has to be.
The animals are about the main reason for not selling some time ago. It was a hard decision but a lot of thought and deliberation had gone into it.
Quite so. And worse if you are alone. The other times I had much less and I was not alone.
You're kidding. And the worst id I cannot even get help as only I know what is to stay, what is to be packed and what is to go. At least my sister will come and pack the kitchen when the time comes.
At least it will soon be over. Less than three weeks and still so much to do. At least the new owner made a very generous offer for the original furniture that came with the house. It was stored in one of the bedrooms all these years.
It's a tough time though. Nearly all the memories of lifetime remained there ...
But the dogs they have a good memory and know you are still their old master wherever they are.
Hope all going well.
Animals do not have a memory span as humans have. Six months to a year And I will be forgotten. They will get to love their new master.
The house is sold. Too late to change my mind about that. All the rest is still in liquid form. But whatever I decide, I cannot take the animals with me. Sad as it is, they have to go.
Good luck to you,
Yes, at some stage we must let go. I'm changing my entire lifestyle and certain things have to be sacrificed. But life goes on.