5 days in november ...

Sunday, November 29, 2009


harbour mirror - more summery photos from les archives

and early December

You realize of course that all of this this means I'm not leaving here. This place that I love so much. My first and only home. I'm not leaving this old brick house, at least not until the cowboy and I decide that it's time. Our plan is to sell his house (which is completely restored and renovated with love, care and expertise) in the spring when the real estate market in this coastal haven begins to hum. Meanwhile Mr. retired (but must have a gazillion projects on the go at any given time) will begin the restoration of this old house. I will continue to build and grow my Creative Empire, he will fix this beautiful brick ship up and we will build our new home together and decide where it is, we both, would like to live.

The day before he and the beautiful brown hound Bess left I took him outside and we walked around this geezley, big, giant, overgrown and wild jungle of a property. He stood in the back garden in a big puddle of fallen golden leaves, looked all around, up and down and sideways and then looked at me with that handsome cowboy face, shrugged his shoulders in that "no biggie" way and said. Pffffffft ! it's a perfect winter project for me. I looked back at him, beaming and said Can I make you some chocolate mousse my love?

We're like Chip and Dale. Can I shower you now please with every tiny bit of love and caring that I have been saving up all these years ? I ask and he replies No, please .... let me shower you first ... No ! I insist adamantly... me first !!! .... and so it goes. We finally agree to some mutual, synchronized, ongoing heavy showering. Seems we've both been savin' up for a very long time.

5 days* and countin'

*Blue Rodeo - favourite Canadian band scroll down for the song that started it all





12 comments:

  1. This has become my favourite love story. So happy to hear that 29 Black St. will receive the love and restoration it deserves. All the best to you and the cowboy and all the critters.

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  2. Blue Rodeo will do it every time!
    Yippee Skippy.
    Tail Wags to All.
    ~Moose

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  3. I cannot wait to see the The Cottage of Planked Love looks like. The house you two build together will be legendary.

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  4. WHEW! I am out of breath, catching up day by day on the posts I missed while out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday! I stay happy for you, but like your sister, also feel caution. Hope you can make sure there are no years of back taxes owed by this man or some other scary credit history that could become YOUR ugly headache if you marry. He does not show signs of being a liar or a drunk or a serial philanderer. He cooks, he cleans, he is handy as a pocket on a shirt and he is SMART!!! I would have fallen for him too, except for that facial hair: I CANNOT DO THAT! You are both in my daily prayers that this big love is the right love forever more! Hugs!

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  5. Mom said yikes. Maybe best not to sell. But who are we...doggys.
    Benny & Lily

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  6. And that's what true love is.... both of you giving a hundred percent. So much fun. So much love. And I am so glad you are not leaving. The place seems to suit you!

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  7. I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE NOT SELLING THE HOUSE! AND HE IS GOING TO FIX IT? ALL THAT AND HEAVEN, TOO?

    I LOVE THE FACIAL HAIR. AFTER ALL, YOU CAN'T BE A PROFESSOR WITHOUT IT, CAN YOU?

    JUST FIVE MORE DAYS! WHAT ARE YOU COOKING TO WELCOME HIM HOME? THE DOGS WILL BE ECSTATIC TO SEE HIM AND BESS. AND WHAT WILL YOU WEAR? HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET ANY WORK DONE WITH ALL THIS "LOVE STUFF" TO DO? MAYBE GET EXTENSIONS FROM EVERYONE? DON'T TAKE ANY TIME AWAY FROM THE "PINK-PLANKED ACTIVITIES!"

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  8. Isn't it working out just right! I, too, have been found by love, and my Latin Lover wants to come and fix up my Nova Scotia home on the shore with me, too.

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  9. Hey lovely, Im really beaming for you, I can feel all the goodness just oozing out of my computer. We all knew, of course, that you would be sticking around that little village for a wile yet ;)

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  10. I´m so glad you will hold on to the red brick house. You will be very happy living in it with your cowboy. Great pictures!

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  11. OMG my husband use to hang out with some of the members of Blue Rodeo

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  12. Ah, good, thanks for telling us. I'm sure we were all wondering. Well, now I can't wait to read of where you go, what house of love your build and so on and so forth. It is like a novel here. I save it for rainy or quiet days when I can nuzzle down in your enveloping words. Luxury, I tell you.

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