We started early & finished late. Dazla started a day earlier, moving the furniture & boxes with 5 burly friends. I Love men - a general statement - not just for their brawn & intelligience & millions of other qualities, but their endurance; both physically & mentally! My goodness! Those men worked so hard.
I set up activities for the children to use whilst we were busy at work. We also had a basket of snacks, drinks & the essentials; band-aids, panadol, tea bags, kettle, cups & Rescue Remedy. We had helpers & a special 'big-shout' goes out to cousin Olivia who I could not have done without. She took a lot of the photos here too. Thank you Oli!
Indira didn't actually fall asleep here but she was happily resting in a box with her essential things; Love blankets, dummy, a pillow & a big soft pink blanket for extra comfort. The blanket on the top was handmade by my mum. It is embroided with elephants, mountains, flowers & a magnificent cherry tree.
As well as serious moving, we made sure we were doing it with mindful awareness & a whole lot of fun.
We said goodbye to the beautiful Fairy House that Dazla built in one of the trees & a big farewell to the lovely house that we called home for almost 2 years.
This photo was taken of the house last Christmas. In the window on the right, you might be able to see the Tibetan flag. This was part of a silent protest regarding the Chinese occupation & devastating human rights violation going on in Tibet. I will put one up in our new home. For this one, I just printed it our on our home printer from the internet. Join me!
So farewell, lovely house. A big special thanks to the owners who allowed us to care for their sweet space.
Everything went very well, we were transitioned easily & it looks like we have been at the new place for months. The Buddha looks like he has always been here.
More pictures, stories & lessons, Love, abundance, opportunities, laughter & fun to come. I am especially looking forward to photographing the cherry blossom in the garden. I have had a photography lesson & have no excuse not to conquer aperture, fear & the macro zoom on my camera.
