Mi Casita! Mi Corazon…

We have so much for which we can be thankful — not only did we find a flat, we found a flat with a ‘roof terrace’ on which we can garden!!!! And the decor is not dead white, either, like so many rented apartments in the U.S. – this place is painted in ‘designers shades,’ but they’re from designers who have worked in the last two or three years… not a trace of red carpets or green drapes to be found. Whew! Now we have to see if we can raise our level of sophistication to match our surroundings! I shall have to take up shopping, cat-eyed sunglasses, laconic speech, and air kisses, or something…

One other fantastic thing is having a flat with a full-sized bookshelf, empty and waiting for our loads of books. I almost wish we’d be able to give away a few more — I am a little horrified now, with the UK custom of renting furnished flats — of how much we own, but I also have no idea if we just have beds and couches, or if we’ll need dishes, too. We have packed some dishes, but most we sold or gave away. It really will seem like some bizarre holiday of Ghosts of Households Past when our boxes get here.

The windows in this flat face South… which meant nothing to me until the estate agent mentioned winter sunshine. Well, ‘sunshine’ might have been somewhat optimistic for Glasgow, from what I’ve been hearing; we’ll say winter light, which is the best we can hope for with all the rain everyone is promising. Friday and Saturday were, at times, rather warm and clear – but I think we’re prepared for the very, verry worst, which will enable us to be grateful for anything other than three solid months of pitch darkness.

These aren’t our pictures — they’re from the property agent’s website, but I wanted to give you a taste of our little corner of the world. We’ll be able to show you pictures from OUR camera — including the view(!) — hopefully no later than Monday. Again, thank you all for all of your prayers and good wishes. We feel so very, very blessed!

– D & T

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