Demolition

We weren't exactly sure when the actual demolition of the old place would happen -- the demo contractor has been talking about a lot of salvage activities associated with the demo. Well, crunch time is tomorrow -- Tuesday. It appears that, aside from a few items we specify (like the cast-iron bathtub), they crunch first and separate later. So tomorrow is The Day. That gave us a bit of a chill -- we thought we might have more time to get accustomed to the idea, but not so. We will be there with cameras in hand, maybe with tears streaming; but it's gotta happen. We have some regrets, considering the fact that the house has a history of past owners and all their associations. The trees around the place predate all of us, so maybe that's a grounding point. The whole idea of moving the house further back on the property is to preserve the trees, so the big trees will be a point of continuity no matter what.

Video later.