Made it to the house - uneventful trip, thank goodness. Everything is OK. While we got rain at the old house, enough to get the grass growing again at warp speed, this place looks like it hasn’t gotten a drop (I saw rain several times on radar - must have been a sprinkle). Definitely drought conditions - they had the same last year. With 2 years in a row, the trees are now starting to die - we lost a big pine near the road that had to be taken down & 4 -6 Leyland cypress planted as a screen are dying - I will have to cut them down this winter - too far gone to recover :-( River level is down, too - last year there were places you could walk across. The weather mets are saying it would take tropical storm remnants to break the drought, but that means bad things for other parts of the country.
With potential move (furniture from old house) in mid-September, I have an eye out for where certain pieces of furniture can go. Decades ago, I fell in love with a hall tree at an antique show & bought it. There is a perfect spot in our front foyer for it - can’t wait to see it there! I will be SO glad not to be traveling between the 2 houses on a regular basis (2.5 - 3 hour trip one way).
Sorry to hear about the drought conditions. We seem to get rain at least once a week here. It’s been sufficient for the trees and shrubs.
I love antiques and antique shopping. Hubby says that it’s like going to a museum where you can buy things if you want to take them home. :)
The year we remodeled our kitchen, we were looking for a kitchen style hutch cupboard. We needed it to be pretty tall, and most cupboards were Hoosier cabinets. Then on one trip, we stopped in on the spur of the moment. Down one aisle was this most splendid hutch, perfect in every way. We made an offer on it, which was accepted, and it is the main focal point in our kitchen. If we ever move, this piece is going with us. It looks like a family heirloom, and for me, it is too special to part with.
It’ll be great when you don’t have to go back and forth so much. How’s your Mama doing?