Literary references aside, for us here in Maine, yes, it is. Cruel because it should be warmer and we should be able to plant flowers and veg - but - Maine. This part of the spring is referred to as Mud Season. But for a literary discussion on it, I found this interesting:
https://interestingliterature.com/2021/01/ts-eliot-april-is-the-cruellest-month-meaning-origin/
So when we got our offer accepted for the Rockport House, I immediately joined the KCAS - Knox County Art Society. Apparently at the best time, as they have put together an art show for the Rockport Public Library and I have a piece in it! When the show is over I'll post a photo of the piece which is a digital photo enhanced with encaustic wax, after being printed on Japanese paper. We got a mention in the local fishwrap too
So the house is officially ours now as we closed last week on it. But now the waiting begins as there are a couple of things we need to do before we can move up there and then put our condo on the market. Because of all the folks from other parts of NY and New England moving up here, not only is the RE market HOT - but contractors are slammed as the other residents are doing a whole lot of renovations too. So for those of you not on Facebook, here are a few photos I copied from the RE site.
This is a drone view which shows this neighborhood about 15 minutes away from the ocean
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| This shows the front of the house which faces south |
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This shows the view we have from our back deck.
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| This shows the kitchen if you were standing in front of the fridge. The door you see open leads to the mud room. |
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| This is the dining room from the hall that leads out to the bathroom,
guest room/office and living room area. We will be replacing the tacky
ceiling light. It kinda shows the deck out back, which should be great
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| This is the finished "walk out" basement where I'll have my studio until the contractor finishes the space above the garage in the loft where the studio will be located once it's finished... maybe August if I'm lucky. |
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This is the back of the house.
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We really want to move ASAP, but are being held back b/c the 2nd floor is all carpeted and that's not good for us with our elderly schnauzers. But it's a 4 week wait for materials and then another 3 weeks for installation so if we can move by the 4th of July, I'll be surprised.
