Chapter 3

Chapter 1 began last year when we scattered our beloved dog's ashes on Cotmandene in Dorking. Chapter 2 when we arrived in New York on June 17th and, now, we have moved into our a new home. 
It has taken two years in the planning of it, from bare land, to concept, to drawings, to framing and now, today the landscape grading happens to complete the exterior garden scape.
Our builder hoisted the flag on April 30th!

And we've had perfect sunshine the last two days, greeting us in the morning like a golden splay across the fields. 
There is a herd of white tail deer which graze in the early morning for a while.
And a flock of wild turkeys...
Nicholas

Well it has been a very busy week!
Our shipment from England cleared customs in record time and today everything will be delivered! 
This meant things went into high gear with our incredible team in preparation for all our goods.
The mirrored backsplash was installed yesterday...

The grading of the earth around the house was completed in anticipation of the landscape designer beginning mid-May...

The mailbox is in place and the local post office knows we are living here now!

And, once the land had been softened with the heavy equipment, we installed the bird feeders...and, to our absolute delight, a pair of goldfinches found us within hours...followed by cardinals and red-winged blackbirds this morning...a dozy woodchuck cast a few glances towards the house as well, but he is shy and we have not been able to photograph him yet...

Later last evening, this was the extraordinary light glowing on the field and the distant hills, as seen from our living room...

We are so filled with joy and gratitude. There is a stillness, a quietude, a reflective quality to the landscape and to our home itself, and we both feel the desire to begin our creative work anew...

Judy