I’m a little bit country…

So, now that I have to actually drive to get anywhere, I have been radio surfing in attempt to amuse myself while motoring from place to place. I have discovered that local culture tends to dictate what one hears on the radio. OK yes, I could hook up my iPod and avoid the [...]

Birds fly over the rainbow why then, oh why can’t I…

I wonder how many readers I have lost during my hiatus from my blog (almost two months)…well maybe there will be some understanding souls out there waiting patiently for another post, or at least willing to give me another try.  It’s been almost two months since I purchased my little house on the prairie, having [...]

Little House on the Prairie - The Premier

Today I closed on my house in Wisconsin. It’s official. I live here now. On this holy Thursday, the eve of Good Friday and yet another snow storm, I am more reflective than having more common feelings such as elation, joy, relief, or oh my, what have I done. For me [...]

Good-bye New York City

On Tuesday, March 11th, 2008, I closed sale on my apartment in New York City. After eight months on the market I have separated from the place I called home in NYC. A one bedroom, 900 square foot apartment with hardwood floors a view of a garden and all the sirens, car stereos [...]

Yes, there is grass in Wisconsin!

Today I saw grass…well, what grass would look like if it were brownish, muddy and flattened from living under the snow for three months. It was still grass, emerging in patches as if the snow was finally giving up its hold and letting go of winter, opening up windows into the earth below. [...]

Little House on the Prairie

Once again I found a house I felt I could call my home in Madison, WI. I put down an offer and it was accepted. I was a little nervous at first but in the end it seemed the perfect little abode for me. This little gem is a new prairie style [...]

Update on the new old-homestead

Over a week ago I had put an offer on a house. The offer wasn’t accepted and I decided to consider other options. One thing I have learned from all my other moves is to be careful to explore enough of a new location and pick a place where you would feel entirely [...]

A place to call home

It’s been a week since I came to Wisconsin. I had, however, been looking at homes for about six weeks now. And after six weeks of intensive MLS searching, several telephone calls, even more emails to my broker along with showings, neighborhood tours, talking to new co-workers, shop keepers and generally anyone who [...]

The adventure begins…

On December 28th, 2007, I packed up my car, having sent the majority of my possessions into storage the day before, left my apartment in New York City and started driving to Madison Wisconsin. My car up until then had less than 15,000 miles on her and that being 9 years old. Driving [...]