Pre-emptive Suffering

3 days left in the U.S.!

I'm really feeling the sadness of leaving now that the busy cleanup period is complete, and we have time to slow down. This time to contemplate is killing me  - so many good goodbyes! It leaves me feeling unsure and questioning making another heartbreaking move.

BUT ... a new life and adventure awaits. Who knows where it will lead? 

So, onwards and upwards - our new Ioniq 5 is ready for us in the U.K. We'll pick it up on Tuesday, May 5 after we land and drive it to our new home. We're currently staying in a friend's amazingly comfortable apartment across the lake from our house in Limerick, which is now too clean to live in! Late last night, I realized that I'd forgotten to clean the hand rail on the stairs - minor details that kept me from rest. Perfectionism can be such a drain.

Our departure time feels as if it's speeding up towards us as we move towards it, cutting down on actual time!

'He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary'

- Seneca

Beautiful blooming jade plant at S & M's house

Gorgeous Maples

4   days

 till lift off

Red maple flowers,

Tender growths dropped by squirrels 

Splay out on water.

Farewell to Paradise

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days till departure

The trash and metal guys did a grand job of removing all our rubbish and assorted collections (looking at all the wires and components in the metal pile, I was asked if my husband was an electrician), leaving us to empty the rest of the house of cleaning materials, implements, kitchenware and food. The drone footage of the yard and interior shots of our cherished home were completed today. The listing will go live on Monday, May 4th, with an Open House the following weekend.

 Our home looks loved, yet empty.

We're on schedule with our tasks! We're exhausted, doing things clumsily and halfheartedly by the end of the day, our feet ache, but otherwise we're none the worse for wear, which is more than I can say for this piece of clothing I was luckily not wearing when a burning ember landed on it.

It's not easy leaving paradise, but we have more adventures to chase

Fascinated by Fungus

6 days left

Look at how beautiful and colorful the red tree brain fungus is - it's breaking down this rotten tree branch and freeing up nutrients.

Peniophora rufa is exquisite up close with its brain-like crenulations