Going Round the Dark Side of the Moon

So here I am - all excited to begin this new adventure of moving to my country farmhouse - and I have to pause with this modern techno internet way of sharing the ride.  Why you ask?  Because on Thursday September 5th - moving day - my internet connection in Arizona will be severed.  No electronic communication with the world.  Like going around the dark side of the moon.  Radio blackout.  Communication will not reestablished until a satellite internet link is established at Reedy Branch Road.  Having a technician come to the property from Richmond, about 65 miles away, to set up a receiver dish, etc., is about 25th on my list of things that need doing immediately.  Oh, things like cleaning the house that has not been lived in in several years, unload, unpack, buy a refrigerator and freezer, have a locksmith pick the old lock on the front door and make a couple of keys for it (only the back door has a modern lock set and keys), have the chimneys checked for safe use, and relined if necessary, get firewood for the winter, have the well water tested, fix all the inevitable plumbing leaks, till the garden and add compost to mellow over the coming winter  --  just to name a few, come first.  Dial up internet isn't worth the bother and sloooow speed, wireless cell phone based service is sketchy, cable doesn't exist - so satellite internet it is.  That will take a while.

In the mean time I will have to write letters - actual letters - on stationary - using one of my many fountain pens (yes - I actually own and use fountain pens).  Actually I am looking forward to it, but I do like my internet connection for the ease and convenience of email, shopping on-line (important when living so far from city shopping) and researching the knowledge needed for building, remodeling, planting, harvesting and so forth.

When I get back on-line I will begin blogging regularly........

Always want to include a picture: Old cabin on the property.