10th
June
2015
The truck is here
The truck
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The truck is here
9th
June
2015
A newcomer test
Turns out that there is a test for newcomers: ask them to correctly sort their trash with a minimum of rebagging. We’ve read the brochure, asked advice at the hardware store, considered the logical implications of mixing a cereal carton with a newspaper… and we’re probably going to have to hire a tutor. Or a sorter.
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8th
June
2015
Newly minted ID
A new address is a good reason to update the ID envelope. This morning, I received a new driver’s permit, and made the “official” request for a local health card. Both required, if I want to get full value for my tax dollar.
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7th
June
2015
Where everybody knows your name
A popular TV series, from a number of years back, had a theme that mentioned being in a place where everybody knows your name. Home, in simpler terms. This afternoon, as we wandered this area, I had that sentiment. People called me by name (for the record, it’s not “Hey, you!”). It felt good.
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6th
June
2015
A party in progress
Welcome to the rural channel, where you always have neighbours, after a fashion. I’m unpacking the car, and somewheres off to the left, a party is in progress. Not the kind I’m accustomed to; here the language consists of yips and yowls, punctuated by shork barks. Be they red, or be they grey… I won’t be sure until I see their play.
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5th
June
2015
The windows are dark
This has turned out to be a very long day. Too much to do, on someone else’s timetable. Now to ignore the myriad ache points and try something civilized: sleeping.
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4th
June
2015
Equilibrium
I received my wakeup call sometime before sunrise; seems that my stomach was “too noisy”, and I was asked to go elsewhere. Which actually turned out to be a good thing, as I was fully awake when the doorbell rang. Nothing about noise. Rather, two men on a mission: to pack my kitchen away for travel.
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3rd
June
2015
In return for a snazzy sign
You can’t keep both of them! All of my friends and family have made that clear. And so, this morning, I made the big decision. From now on, my real desire gets my full attention; someone else will take care of the rest.
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2nd
June
2015
Taped for robustness
The end is near. When I transferred my clothes and two historical atlases into an oversized carton, the whole thing suddenly got real. Not that I need constant access to my polo collection, but that the sudden urge to check who lived in Lot 16 is on hold until next week.
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1st
June
2015
Cut or detour the services
Used to be, when you put a stamp on a letter, that effort paid for delivery. Even if your address changed. Not any more; today I “signed up” for a year of forwarding (junk mail, more than anything else). Just short of $10/mth, the amount is highly symbolic, but it shows how we no longer get the service we used to.
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