Our New House

On Sunday night, David and I bought a new house in a lovely Calgary neighborhood. We did the home inspection today and the results were excellent. It is a meticulously cared-for house. We take possession Dec.1, provided that we finalize our mortgage. No problems foreseen as we were pre-approved for a higher price already.

Here are a couple of early photos. Owned by an older couple with a penchant for lovely antiques (good), pink (bad), and flowers (nice in the garden, not so nice on wallpaper). It even has a potting shed, a mayday tree (I think), a gorgeous garden with many plants we have yet to ID, lovely dark hardwood floors, a library (wood panelling, fireplace), and about a dozen other rooms. A great improvement over my 800ft2 condo. Don't know how I feel about making a bigger environmental footprint after all my years of living in sensible, small spaces. But hey, I can use some storage. : )

Next step...a lawyer to seal the deal, booking movers, buying a lot of decorating magazines. We are going to change the decor to a more quietly soothing, earthy theme.