July 30, 2019

Letting Go of the House on Strudel Court


Normally I write about some historic site or cultural center for Tuesday Treasures. But today we said goodbye to a great house that we once called home and I grieve this loss, even though we sold it willingly. Settlement is tomorrow.

We moved out of our house in Bryce Resort in April, 2012. Since then we've rented it out to a disabled veteran, to a family, and to two men who had just gotten out of the army. One of them left after a year and the other moved out early this month. It was time to sell. We are getting too old to spruce up a property and find new tenants every two years or so.

We moved to that house in 2006. In 2007, we had the kitchen enlarged and modernized, and Frank installed laminate flooring in the great room.

Today we went up for a final check. Frank put tags on the plumbing turn-offs and I swept floors one last time.


Even though we left this house seven years ago, I felt sad that we will never call it ours again. It was a place of dreams and mountain views, and walks in the woods with our dogs.  Living in a resort was nice. It was a beautiful place.



9 comments:

  1. It looks like a great house with a great view. Onto Squirrel Ridge?

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  2. Uma bela casa no meio da natureza, aproveito para desejar a continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  3. ...the changes of life are often exciting are sad. The modern style with the clearstory window is wonderful. This is a chapter of your life that you can look back on fondly. Thank Linda for stopping by , enjoy your week.

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  4. Hello, I am sure you have many wonderful memories from your time living in this home. It is pretty, I hope the new owners will love just as much as you. Wishing you a happy day!

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  5. It's a lovely home, which is full of the love you put into it, making it a nest for yourselves. Yes, time to move on, and not have those chores of upkeep. Just think of what you can do with the time you would have spent doing that, and now you'll have those hours for something else.

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  6. It is always hard to let go of treasured places ~ there are so many fond memories ~ Be well.

    Happy Day to You,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  7. Regardless, a tough decision to make.

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  8. … yes, it can be hard to say goodbye to some homes, but you have some lovely memories.

    All the best Jan

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  9. Homes hold so many memories. It is sometimes difficult to say goodbye to them. It seems like the time is right for you to do this, though.

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