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Thursday 28 February 2002
Long time, no squeak. I have been extremely
unfocussed and totally uninspired these last few weeks. Unfortunately
updating loobylu has been very low on my list of priorities.
Life is moving rapidly - all too rapidly to the point where
Big-P and I really have to begin to admit to ourselves that
we must be adults. The house buying thing has stepped up a
notch as we may have found our little patch of paradise in
the suburbs.
The auction is this Saturday and I have
decided already that I am going to stay home and Big-P can
go along with my dad. If we miss out it will be a little sad
but not the end of the world. I am not entirely 100% sure
about this place as it has its definite draw backs. For example,
I think you can catch a glimpse of the main freeway from the
back deck and you can definitely hear it, the street out the
front is quite busy, the kitchen is lacking in bench space
and completely without a place to put a fridge or a microwave
or anything really... the carpets are smelly and worn and
the walls are stained. That being said, it is a very appealing
little place... it's almost in it's original 1950s condition
with quirky light fittings, window seats and big chunky green
fixtures in the bathroom. Some others might be put off by
this but we like the quirky romance of it. There are double
doors in the lounge room with stylised deer etched into the
glass and Bakelite handles and Big-P's favourite feature is
the breakfast nook in the kitchen. It has nice light and great
floorboards under the floral carpet which are crying out for
a good polishing... So there's been talking to banks and brokers
and builders (who thought it was a truly excellent house,
structurally fantastic) and staring blankly at a set of legal
documents not knowing what we should be looking for and panicking
that there might not be enough time to organise a solicitor.
Now we just have to wait and see.
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