Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Where in the world...

...do you buy an 1860s cottage, in a country that is known for earthquakes, live in it for a couple of years, dream of renos, but do nothing to it.....

It then gets rocked around for a year with 'the unwelcome but increasingly familiar visitor' turning up at very irregular intervals.   Then some REALLY nice people come to your house and tell you they are going to lift it, make it straight, put in a log burner, sand down all the floor boards and paint it inside and out once the cracks are repaired.

Only in New Zealand I reckon.  We are on the glass half full side of ChCh here.  Apparently 'our number is up', we are on a list, and we are flabbergasted that when life pays you a rough turn, someone is actually there to help.  This good fortune almost feels like our secret shame.  Its not all over yet, but so far so good, and we are very grateful.

1 comment:

  1. I know what you mean - we live in an old farmhouse near Horseshoe Lake and so far, nice people have taken our chimney away, given u a heat pump, and one day might repaint and fill cracks...
    Meanwhile we are safe and warm and thankful :)

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