Dysmey Blog Archives > The house: part the second.
The house is now mine! I got the keys after I came home from work — much to my amazement, because I had expected him to deliver them after the closing on his new house was finalized this Thursday or Friday. But when I came home I found all the keys on a single key ring with a tiny little bow on the fob (put there by Madre). This kind of speeds up my schedule. I did not expect to start preparing my house until this weekend. Now I have a series of evenings in which to get the house ready. I will have to call the town clerk to have the water moved to my name; I already took care of the electricity and will need to talk to whoever rents out the water heater. I looked over everything in the house. It is remarkably clean and neat. The kitchen has a cabinet as well as the appliances, which are in good working order. The bathroom is in good shape, although the shower stall needs a good scrubbing. I examined the ceiling lamps to see if they will accommodate twisty bulbs. I also measured the closet to see if I get an organizer for it. I had hoped to run a telephone cord along the edge of the carpet in the living to the space below the stairs; but the carpet is bonded to the floor and will not budge. I will have to find another way to run the cord. I tried to pull the weeds, but they are too big and too firmly rooted for mere manual removal. I will get something to pull them out. The shed is now empty. The swing is gone, as is the tire rim and the bricks behind the shed. A neighbor wants the wood in back, too; and I will let him have it. It is hard to believe that the house is really mine. It will take awhile to get used to this.