Moving On

“I give you this to take with you: Nothing remains as it was. If you know this, you can begin again, with pure joy in the uprooting.” 

-Judith Minty

As most of you know, I’ve been staying in my friend’s basement this summer while I got a job and settled myself on the seacoast. From the beginning I’d planned to be out of the house by August 1^st and as my move date got closer I wondered why I wasn’t getting more panicked about finding new digs. As long as I have a vehicle I never have to worry about a home.

I adore my friends, but it’s certainly time for me to be moving on. My friends want their house back and I want to be able to come and go freely without worrying about waking people up or not having a house key.

So, on Wednesday I’m moving back into the Jetta! I miss it a lot so I’m pretty excited, though I still need to join a gym so I can shower. I’m not going to be able to go all winter like last year, so I found an alternative. I put out an add on Craig’s List for eight people who want to find a super cheap apartment. Housing is expensive on the seacoast, but the bigger the house the cheaper rent gets. Within fifteen hours I had ten people who wanted to get a place by September 1st.  Pretty cool people too; like bartenders, engineers, college grad students, and teachers. This could turn out really good or really bad. Stay tuned!

Stone Arch Bridge

“A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.” 

-Robertson Davies

Sarah is one of my very best friends (you may remember that we were going to move to New Orleans together). This summer she's working at a farm near Keene NH so yesterday morning I drove up to see her.

It was so much fun! The farm she's at looks great and we sat in the yard drinking moskato and chatting. That's pretty much our thing: give us a bottle of wine and we can talk for hours.

Unfortunately all good things must end, so I headed back to the seacoast after only a three hours visit. Despite the 2+ hour drive ahead of me (or maybe because of it), I couldn't help stopping at this state landmark. What makes these great old bridges awesome is that they were built with no mortar, just good planning and gravity.If you're in the area it's a nice little break from the scenic one lane highway views, so pull over and dip your toes in the water.

I also stopped at Chesterfield Gorge, but left when I realized it was just two hills with water running between them (that's also why there are no pictures of it). Yes, by definition the sign was accurate, but I feel like this particular stream was being slightly misrepresented.