Yikes, has it really been more than a month since my last post? Sorry ’bout that, friends. But once the house was finished–well, finished enough to move in–there was just so. much. to. be. done. And after we moved, and found ourselves surrounded by stacks of boxes and mounds of trash and haphazard collections of stuff (oh good lord, so much STUFF), we just weren’t inspired to take any photos.

But we’re finally unpacked, and the last of the trash has been hauled away, and the knick-knacks have been pared down. . . So we’re pretty much photo-ready! After we take a deep breath and relax with a long exhale, I’ll post some pics of the finished house.

In the meantime, here are a few random shots from the last several weeks.

Just some of the many, many boxes. Stacked outside. In the rain. Nothing like torrential downpours to get you hustling to unpack.

Top priority: getting the TV hooked up in time for the World Series.

Next priority: Finding some dry firewood to get a raging blaze going.

Thankfully the kitchen boxes were well-labelled and we quickly found the cast iron skillet & other supplies to make our first breakfast. Oh, and you like my system for guiding Lev on where to unpack stuff?

Max was super happy when we finally found his bowl (and when the sun came out).

The garden keeps supplying beautiful bouquets.

And it continues to deliver flowering surprises. . . According to the gardener, this camellia hasn’t bloomed in years, so it’s especially nice to see it welcome me home!