What A Summer...
By CLAUDETTE GAMMON
For the past two years, I have been writing about our
Cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee and our decision to sell. Here I am writing about
it again, and adding to the story.
What I perhaps didn’t explain is that we own two pieces here
on treasured Treasure Island. One being the cottage, and the one next door. Doesn’t have any buildings on it.
Because we didn’t have very much luck with showings last year, we decided to start advertising early this time, before the ice was out,
and consider if we were going to list with a real estate agent again or continue to try and sell it ourselves.
We decided to try to sell it ourselves.
Then the decision
was to put both up for sale, if anything sold, we would consider what to do with what was left at that time.
That being said, my mission this past winter was to paint
our view from our deck, including the beautiful cloud formations that came and
went with the weather or lack thereof.
It was going to be in acrylic and I wanted to paint four of
them, which I did.
But I only have pictures of two of them. My bad!
Selling on our own was a real challenge of course, you name
it we posted our properties, Zillow, Craig’s List, and I even created a blog
about them.
Six months and carrying a stress level I cannot describe, we
sold the lot next door. Would it have been less stressful had we listed
it? I doubt it, it seemed to me last year, waiting for the phone to ring was
just as stressful.
Now, we have taken the cottage off the market for a couple
more years, save paying more in capital gains, and can afford to stay and enjoy for a
little while longer. We have many friends here now, and that will be difficult enough to give up when the time does come.
We have really gotten to know our “new neighbors”, and enjoy
their company, that is just a great perk to being so close.
Now when we do decide to sell the cottage, who is going to
be the neighbor next door is out of the picture.
The trouble is when I am stressed I don’t paint. You would
think that that would help take your mind off of whatever is causing the
stress.
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| Just A Bit Curious |
I did try some painting, our winter home is near a farm where he raises
cows, so I tried painting his cows. Not sure how they came out, still need work
but was fun anyway for a couple of days.
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| Mornin' Honey |
I also tried painting the early morning fog on the
mountains (our view again) on a particularly clear and beautiful morning. I am
posting it hear anyway, but know it needs more work.
I can’t believe it is already September. The time spent here
has always been precious to us, we have been very fortunate to have been able
to have the life here that we have had.
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| New Castle Fog |
It
was always about our retirement, before children. We knew there would be a time
that we would have to say goodbye to all of this.
It will be great to be back again next year, without the
financial worry that goes along with second homes.
