We moved. The house is ours and we love it.
We are sitting on garden furniture, sleeping on the RV mattresses on the floor, and cooking on the RV’s induction plate, but we love it.
Boxes will be coming and going for a month. Mostly books.
The only appliance we have is a dishwasher, and it’s leaking…
but let’s go outside!
For now, we are tourists in our own backyard.
These are giant! Some of them were about a foot across!
There are a few Western Spiderwort (Tradescantia accidentalis) plants. Spiderwort is a delightful plant that I have not seen in Ontario yet. This edible plant is native to southern prairie states and is considered a threatened specie in Canada. You can use the leaves in the same way as you would use aloe vera. It also detects radiation and the cells of its stamen hairs turn from blue to pink.
So far, they looked blue.
The climate here allows for southern flora to thrive, and I’ve seen a few banana trees like these ones from a house around the corner.
We are explorer of our new town, of which we know very little about, and we are loving it.
The lake
never disappoints.
Constantly changing,
and never seems to be busy.
The St. Clair River
Bluewater Bridge
seems to be the place where everyone hangs out after dinner.
and gifts from the lake.
Spectacular sunrises
to spectacular sunsets.
But the biggest news is that we released the hostages. They grew quite attached to us though and just moved into their own house not too far away.
Here we are celebrating the two big moves in front of the U-haul.
A piece of advice: do not attempt to move two households on the same day.
More to come!
Wow. Everything looks fabulous. The house is so nice. The yard is a perfect size. And the lake… well we all know how wonderful lakes are when you live close to one. And the best part, you have family close by. I think you guys are going to be very happy there. Looking forward to more stories and pictures. All the best.
Thanks! You summed it all up perfectly.
Looking forward to your progress with the new house – Congrats!
Thanks! We will probably post pictures of sunsets until everyone is sick of it 🙂
I love your home! The hardwoods, the stone, the deck, the flower garden! Congrats!
Thank you so much! We love it!
Congrats! We just bought a place in Calgary too and since w’e’re renovating we don’t want to bring furniture so we’re also living on our patio furniture! Maggie
Thanks, and congrats to you as well! We are kind of getting used to it 🙂
Congratulations. Your new home looks lovely, including the fabulous garden. I have that tradescantia growing in my garden – one is blue and another is more of a purple colour. I didn’t know they are edible.
Thank you! This is what I found about this specific kind, which may be different than yours: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/spiderwort.aspx ours is the Western Spiderwort, yours may be more of the wandering Jew variety?
Yep, that’s the one in my garden. I was surprised at how big it became after its first year. The wandering Jew variety is more of a house plant here – also known as a spider plant. Green striped leaves, tiny white flowers and a tendency to throw out lots of baby spiders!
Yeah, the wandering Jew was pretty much the only plant that I was able to keep alive when I was younger 🙂
Love reading the blog, I look forward to reading more of your journey. Safe mikes and Many Smiles
I’m so happy for you! Now you can go shopping ????. Good luck with the rest of your moves – all of you.
Thank you! We’ve been shopping like never before 🙂 Back for another load, and no end in sight!
Thank you! Many smiles back your way!
Everything looks pretty ideal in your photos. Wow! Two households on the same day? You are gluttons for punishment. ???? I hope you love everything about retirement and starting over in a brand new place.
Thanks, Pete! We absolutely love both retirement and our new place. Looking forward to new adventures!
It all looks beautiful, the house and surroundings. Welcome home!
Thank you so much! It felt like home right away!
I’m so happy for you! Looks so peaceful! I have been looking forward to hearing more. Glad you survived to moves in one day!
Thank you! Yeah, it was hard to keep up with posting while going back and forth between all of the houses 🙂
Congratulations on your new home! 🙂 Happy adventuring at home and all around… It looks like a glorious place to call home.
Thank you! We love it here and are looking forward to all of the new places to explore!
A big congratulations on your move! The Western Spiderworts look magnificent. As does the river, beach and indeed that sunset.
Thank you so much! We can’t stay away from the beach 🙂
An interesting move. If I understand correctly, two moves on the same day is too many beers at the end of the day.
You got that right! We survived both the move and what followed 🙂
Congratulations on a successful move! Looks like a beautiful area!
Thank you! We love exploring all the beautiful new hidden gems!
You’re welcome!
Congrats on the move. The place looks great. Allan
Thanks, Allan, we love it!
Congratulations on the move! Can’t wait to see you get settled in and explore your backyard soon!
Thanks, Rebecca! We’ll try and stay on top of posting a little better! So behind!
Looks lovely. And looks like you’ve got plenty to explore and enjoy. How exciting!
Thank you! It is exciting!
Glad to hear that you are loving your new house. That’s amazing that the hostages have followed along and moved somewhere close by. Your backyard looks amazing with all those flowers and those views of the lake never get old.
Thank you! I hope that you like your new place too. You are probably all settled in by now!
I am loving our new home as well. I find that the pace of life here is much slower and relaxing compared to when we lived in the city. The amount of yard work and stuff to do around the house is never ending, but it keeps us busy. We are mostly all settled in and are now planning and prepping for some renovations.
That’s amazing! And yes, the change of pace is noticeable even though we moved from a small farm to a city. Just leaving the GTA we shed five layers of stress 🙂
“Home is where you park it” congratulations on your happiness!
Thank you! Happiness indeed!
Congrats!! You got a lovely place, not mentioning about the beach, and all that comes with it???? It doesn’t matter where you sleep, and how you eat, as long as you love it! The weather looks fine, I’m looking forward for your new adventures????
Thank you! Of course, you are right; all of those don’t matter as long as we love where we are. We would love to share our future adventures with you!
congrats and best of luck in your new house and new town. can’t go wrong with a river and a lake nearby!
Thanks so much! You really can’t go wrong with this combination.
Hey guys, move over! I’m coming. What a lovely location, home and garden. All the best in your new place. Enjoy, enjoy! Muriel
Your room is ready, Muriel. Come on over!
I laughed way harder than I probably should have at “chronicles of Sarnia” ????
Haha, I know, right? The name just begs for this title 🙂
Congratulations! Your environs look wonderful and almost comfortable! 🙂 Will you still travel long-term? And, are those banana plants located in Ontario???
Thank you! We are getting very comfortable here! Yes, we still plan to travel as much as we can given the pandemic restrictions. It will be mostly in Canada, but hey, there’s still lots to see and do here. Yes, these banana plants are in Sarnia and look permanently planted in the garden, so not brought in for the winter. I was blown away when I saw that. I may have to go and knock on their door and ask them about it.
How absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations! Lake living is wonderful, and it’s so exciting to make new memories in a new home❤
Thank you so much! We are very excited!
Congratulations! Looks beautiful. Enjoy!
Thanks so much!