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| Stella's new license plate installed Saturday passed. |
Slowly but surely we are chipping away at the lengthy "to do" list created for our transplanting and rerooting from rural West Sonoma County, California to
urban living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. One monumental marker was removing
two California plates from Stella and replacing them with a single, rear one
here in New Mexico. We chose the traditional plate with the same symbol that is on the New Mexico state flag.
As some of you know, finding and buying a house here in Santa Fe has been a stop and start, wait and see, letting go, starting again process. We thought in September we had found our new to us home but we fired the first buyers for MuRefuge so could not go ahead with the 1803 San Felipe Circle purchase. When the just right steward for MuRefuge put an offer on MuRefuge, we found this home was still on the market so we made a bid. Oh my gosh, this Stamm home had IRS liens so one escrow closing date then a second one passed. After the latter I came to my senses during one early morning sitting; I realized I was just not up to the renovation that was needed on this house.
After terminating our first contract to buy on San Felipe Circle (we love the neighborhood and its inhabitants!), we refocused our attention to a newly rehabbed home just down the street: 1832 San Felipe Circle. Here is a link so you can see the state of the home when the present sellers bought it a bit over a year ago.
I am finding each waking moment, as I continue my rerooting process in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that I am deeply grateful for a "move in ready" aka "turn key" home. While I would not have done the remodeling and upgrades in quite the same fashion, this house feels comfortable, is clean and secure with lovely warm Wintery sunlight in each room. We are downsizing from just over 1800 square feet to barely 1200 square feet feet. This process feels "just right"; encouraging us to let go of more possessions thus freeing up more still psychic energy for rerooting and flourishing here in the high desert.
This "frame & stucco" Pueblo style, Stamm home was built in 1955. Stamm homes are renown for being well built with "state of the art" design for the post WWII era. We have been repeatedly told by numerous sources that these homes are in high demand and sell quickly once they appear on the real estate market.
It feels absolutely wonderful to be purchasing a piece of Santa Fe history which allows us to take advantage of the "roots" established by previous owners. We trust that on January 26, 2018 (Shasta's Auntie T's birthday), the date for escrow closing, we will indeed own one of these sought after Stamm homes.
With each passing day all of us in Shasta's pack reroot in Santa Fe, New Mexico and
As some of you know, finding and buying a house here in Santa Fe has been a stop and start, wait and see, letting go, starting again process. We thought in September we had found our new to us home but we fired the first buyers for MuRefuge so could not go ahead with the 1803 San Felipe Circle purchase. When the just right steward for MuRefuge put an offer on MuRefuge, we found this home was still on the market so we made a bid. Oh my gosh, this Stamm home had IRS liens so one escrow closing date then a second one passed. After the latter I came to my senses during one early morning sitting; I realized I was just not up to the renovation that was needed on this house.
After terminating our first contract to buy on San Felipe Circle (we love the neighborhood and its inhabitants!), we refocused our attention to a newly rehabbed home just down the street: 1832 San Felipe Circle. Here is a link so you can see the state of the home when the present sellers bought it a bit over a year ago.
I am finding each waking moment, as I continue my rerooting process in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that I am deeply grateful for a "move in ready" aka "turn key" home. While I would not have done the remodeling and upgrades in quite the same fashion, this house feels comfortable, is clean and secure with lovely warm Wintery sunlight in each room. We are downsizing from just over 1800 square feet to barely 1200 square feet feet. This process feels "just right"; encouraging us to let go of more possessions thus freeing up more still psychic energy for rerooting and flourishing here in the high desert.
This "frame & stucco" Pueblo style, Stamm home was built in 1955. Stamm homes are renown for being well built with "state of the art" design for the post WWII era. We have been repeatedly told by numerous sources that these homes are in high demand and sell quickly once they appear on the real estate market.
It feels absolutely wonderful to be purchasing a piece of Santa Fe history which allows us to take advantage of the "roots" established by previous owners. We trust that on January 26, 2018 (Shasta's Auntie T's birthday), the date for escrow closing, we will indeed own one of these sought after Stamm homes.
With each passing day all of us in Shasta's pack reroot in Santa Fe, New Mexico and
Looks absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteEmail from a long time friend living in Colorado: "How beautiful & exciting. Looks like a wonderful 2018."
ReplyDeleteEmail from niece at Lake Tahoe: "Hi Cathie,
ReplyDeleteI love the house. The sellers did a great job on the remodel. I agree that taking on a project like that is a ton of work. It would be great if you can find something that is already done and then you can add your own personal touches.
We are having a complete opposite winter from last year. There is no snow on the ground at our house. The ski areas are barely staying open. We are getting some rain here today. Hopefully, it will shift to a colder weather pattern soon.
Take care,
Michele"
Cathie and Dwight - Congratulations on completing this most important part of your process: finding your right home and closing on it! Now your re-rooting begins and like a flourishing perennial will allow you to revisit and enjoy these delightful surprises, again and again. Mazel Tov! May you enjoy good health, great serenity and much happiness in your new home! So happy to have met you just at the right time! Susan
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