an exciting new chapter
Nov. 13th, 2021 08:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruthct21We received the offer to buy Owlers from our purchasers early in May. Som 6 months later the sale has finally been completed and the funds transferred to us. It has been an exhausting and stressful process from which we are slowly recovering. Now we start the next piece of the adventure story: purchasing the property we want in Greece.
Of course, we have learned a lot of things we didn't know when we started down this road: like the practice here of selling houses complete with contents. With that information, we could have done more - and more effective - decluttering at Owlers from an earlier stage.
We have spent part of this evening making a list of all the things we need to find out when we see the lawyer next week, including the order we need to do things in. We will need to do a similar list of all the things we need to do back home: what we will actually take with us & how to pack it: what we will not need & how to get rid of it: how to organise ourselves for the future.
Last evening we had a very enjoyable dinner with Terry and Janet, who own the house we hope to buy. They are nice people and were very informative and helpful. We will have to work together quite a bit over the next few months.
Now we are well into November, the weather has perceptibly changed. It is still very warm during the day but as the days get shorter it is noticeable that it is much cooler at the start and end of the day. We generally come back to the flat no later than 8pm but that feels too early to go straight to bed! We are getting a lot of reading done.
The Greek Government has brought in new rules to deal with the increase in Covid cases, which are much less than in Britain. If you eat out or go to any other public place, you have to have evidence of your vaccinated status and ID to confirm who you are. Most of the restaurants and cafes here have closed until the spring and those which plan to stay open would normally have put in more protection against the weather by now, especially around the sides and front of the buildings which are normally open to the air through the summer. This is not permitted at present. If food and drink is being served and consumed on the premises, there has to be a through draught to clear the risk of infection. So people are beginning to wrap up a bit more. Nobody here is arguing against the new rules, they want to keep safe from infection.
I think Mick & I need to be alert to getting stressed over all the things we will need to do in the next few months. It is important to relax and rest and just take things calmly. We'll know more when we have started meeting the various professionals we need to work with. We'll need to build a clear calendar of when we need to do what.
Still, we are now a giant step closer to our dream of living in a lovely house in this amazing part of the world and welcoming family and friends to enjoy it with us.
Of course, we have learned a lot of things we didn't know when we started down this road: like the practice here of selling houses complete with contents. With that information, we could have done more - and more effective - decluttering at Owlers from an earlier stage.
We have spent part of this evening making a list of all the things we need to find out when we see the lawyer next week, including the order we need to do things in. We will need to do a similar list of all the things we need to do back home: what we will actually take with us & how to pack it: what we will not need & how to get rid of it: how to organise ourselves for the future.
Last evening we had a very enjoyable dinner with Terry and Janet, who own the house we hope to buy. They are nice people and were very informative and helpful. We will have to work together quite a bit over the next few months.
Now we are well into November, the weather has perceptibly changed. It is still very warm during the day but as the days get shorter it is noticeable that it is much cooler at the start and end of the day. We generally come back to the flat no later than 8pm but that feels too early to go straight to bed! We are getting a lot of reading done.
The Greek Government has brought in new rules to deal with the increase in Covid cases, which are much less than in Britain. If you eat out or go to any other public place, you have to have evidence of your vaccinated status and ID to confirm who you are. Most of the restaurants and cafes here have closed until the spring and those which plan to stay open would normally have put in more protection against the weather by now, especially around the sides and front of the buildings which are normally open to the air through the summer. This is not permitted at present. If food and drink is being served and consumed on the premises, there has to be a through draught to clear the risk of infection. So people are beginning to wrap up a bit more. Nobody here is arguing against the new rules, they want to keep safe from infection.
I think Mick & I need to be alert to getting stressed over all the things we will need to do in the next few months. It is important to relax and rest and just take things calmly. We'll know more when we have started meeting the various professionals we need to work with. We'll need to build a clear calendar of when we need to do what.
Still, we are now a giant step closer to our dream of living in a lovely house in this amazing part of the world and welcoming family and friends to enjoy it with us.
