Friday, January 20, 2012

And........We're Back

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It's been almost two weeks since we've been in our new home. I'm happy to say that we finally have internet again!!! It took much longer to have service installed than we had anticipated. We decided to go with Burlington Telecom, the local cable company, instead of a national one. So far so good. I particularly like calling their customer service number and getting someone sitting in an office located a few blocks away from us as opposed to a computer or someone based in a foreign country. It's sort of a reminder of how things used to be.

One of the last things I did before leaving our old home was to pack up my citrus trees. All I really did was to remove them from their pots, brush away some excess soil, moisten the roots a bit and tied a trash bag around the root ball. This made transporting them much easier.

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Three citrus trees really to be boxed.

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I think they are enjoying our new home. Our small conservatory gets tons of warmth and light throughout the day. When I repotted my trees, I made sure to give them some fresh organic fertilizer. They seem to need it this time of year. Hopefully we'll get tons of new growth very soon.

24 comments:

Karen L R said...

this last photo made me smile. perfect!

Kay said...

WOW. I am so jealous of your conservatory! That is just a stunning room!

Carol said...

Lucky You to have a room like that!!!!!

Robin said...

It looks great Thomas! I have been thinking about you buried in boxes! I was going to call you today to see how you were making out. I will tomorrow.

GrafixMuse said...

I've been thinking of you and wondering how you were doing, I hope you are settling in ok in your new home. It looks like your citrus trees are very happy.

Jody said...

Glad to hear from you. One of these days we'll get a citrus tree too... and maybe even a conservatory! We're so glad to have you back!

Bee Girl said...

Absolutely gorgeous! I'm so happy to see you're making your new space your own!

Dani said...

Wow - that's a wonderful view. I hope you'll be very happy there :)

Daphne said...

I would so kill for that room. When we bought this place I had a spot picked out for a small sun area for the plants. But they put the air conditioning units in there. Sigh. Now there is no good space for that.

SouthCoast Guy said...

Welcome back! Your conservatory looks very nice....I think your citrus trees will be happy there :)

Prairie Cat said...

What a great photo, and such a perfect place to put your citrus!

LindaG said...

That conservatory looks fantastic. I am sure you will be sharing pictures of lush growth with us soon. :)

Annie's Granny said...

OMG, I'm packing my bags and moving in with you guys....move over, Marc & Jonathan!

The Oak Leaves said...

The conservatory looks great!

kitsapFG said...

I love thatsun room - and I am sure the citrus trees are going to love it too. Sounds like you are slowing getting settled in. You picked the best time to move as you won't miss a beat on gardening this year because the move will be behind you rather than interrupting a growing season.

Kelly said...

All that snow doesn't look so cold when seen through the warmth of that conservatory!

1st Man said...

TOTALLY jealous of your conservatory! Awesome. You're going to have so much fun gardening. Can't wait to follow along!

Erin said...

What a beautiful room!

Stoney Acres said...

I sure am going to miss seeing what you are growing in that hoop house. The conservatory looks like it will be super fun. Good luck at your new place!

Dave said...

amazing! while i will miss reading about your escapades on the bigger property, I think I'll be able to relate better to what you'll be doing in your new home with the relatively limited space and colder climate. (I'm up in Canada, living in the 'burbs on a small'ish lot) your blog has been an inspiration - keep it up!

tom | tall clover farm said...

Congratulations on your new home. All it takes is some love and a place for your citrus trees. Voila! You've got it all, and I'm sure I speak for your readers and online friends when I say we look forward to sharing this next chapter in your lives with a sense of discovery and good things growing daily for you and yours.

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Janet's House said...

I am quite jealous of your awesome conservatory. Beautiful! I'm anxious to see the citrus that comes out of such lovely surroundings.