November 8, 2007

• The New Homestead (aka The Second Boathouse)

  In many cultures, there are superstitions about how to move into a new house.  In both of my parents’ cultures, the ideal things to first bring to one’s new house are RICE and SALT.

  I am guessing this is because when moving into a new house, one of the first orders of business is to eat.

  Well, last month, we “moved into” our new house.  The first thing we moved into it was a sailboat we had trailered all the way from Minnesota.  What does this say about one of the first things I did after moving in?

  We just got our internet access yesterday.  It’s so weird, the priorities Matt and I have.  I am sitting on a folding lawn chair in the kitchen.  I sleep in the echoing, cavernous chamber of a living room in my sleeping bag.  The refrigerator doesn’t arrive until tomorrow.  But, . . . at least I have my Internet access!

  And my coffeemaker.

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