Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Where is Owensville??
We keep getting asked....where is Owensville? Here is a link which hopefully will let you know the answer:
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GPEA_enUS297US303&q=Owensville,+Missouri&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=BZTSSenpKJSimAfHxvTyBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title
Click on the + and - symbols to see where it is in relation to St. Louis.....
http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GPEA_enUS297US303&q=Owensville,+Missouri&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=BZTSSenpKJSimAfHxvTyBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title
Click on the + and - symbols to see where it is in relation to St. Louis.....
First pictures...
Beautiful blooming Bradford Pears in downtown Owensville.....
Our house coming toward it from the west. The top window will be a bedroom...3 up and a bath. The bottom 3 windows will be our living/family room. The bow windows in front are the foyer/parlor.
The house from the front. We can't wait to fix up the front porch and relocate that ugly DISH! We are going to put shutters on some of the front windows. All the upstairs bedrooms have one regular window and one dormer.
Some architectural detail (for Uncle Larry!)
A little playhouse/tree house in the back. That is for Luke and Ella....I guess the renters are going to take what is in there...it does need some work!
The pond and fountain which is not working but which we will get working!
Flowers in the front garden.....
The house from the east side. The back sun porch are the only windows which have not been replaced....we will do that.
The house from the back alley. You can see the back patio and the toys the renters have left. We assume that they are coming back for another load tonight. Our back yard is pretty nice...we have a blooming tree of some kind!
The house and garage and storage building from the east side....the out buildings do need some work.
Our house coming toward it from the west. The top window will be a bedroom...3 up and a bath. The bottom 3 windows will be our living/family room. The bow windows in front are the foyer/parlor.
The house from the front. We can't wait to fix up the front porch and relocate that ugly DISH! We are going to put shutters on some of the front windows. All the upstairs bedrooms have one regular window and one dormer.
Some architectural detail (for Uncle Larry!)
A little playhouse/tree house in the back. That is for Luke and Ella....I guess the renters are going to take what is in there...it does need some work!
The pond and fountain which is not working but which we will get working!
Flowers in the front garden.....
The house from the east side. The back sun porch are the only windows which have not been replaced....we will do that.
The house from the back alley. You can see the back patio and the toys the renters have left. We assume that they are coming back for another load tonight. Our back yard is pretty nice...we have a blooming tree of some kind!
The house and garage and storage building from the east side....the out buildings do need some work.
Tuesday.....
Woke up this AM to a cool and gloomy day. Rained a bit during the night. Slept great....usually do sleep well in this little trailer! Mike is already gone...doing his thing. I am about to go for my walk through town and will bring back a St. Louis Post Dispatch. We are so happy to be able to read that great newspaper again! Anyway.....I will take my camera along on my walk.
Today I feel like buying things....that can be dangerous! We do have some extra money just now...but need to be careful as I do not have a job lined up here yet. I have made some inquiries but have not found anything yet. Will continue looking and am pretty sure that something will turn up soon.
But need to squelch the urge to shop! We already spent big bucks on a new stove and fridge...and a new set of pots and pans. Need to get things like towels and a new toaster. Got a cute settee for the sitting room/foyer at a local auction gallery. Turned out Mike knew the folks running it from his long time contacts with the antique/estate sale crowd here in the St. Louis area. Maybe I will buy a new set of dishes...though I do have lots of those up north. Until we sell up there (and we hope it will be soon...but realistically, Michigan is sooo economically depressed) I will have to buy some doubles of some things. Anyway....need to get going...more later.... Judy
Today I feel like buying things....that can be dangerous! We do have some extra money just now...but need to be careful as I do not have a job lined up here yet. I have made some inquiries but have not found anything yet. Will continue looking and am pretty sure that something will turn up soon.
But need to squelch the urge to shop! We already spent big bucks on a new stove and fridge...and a new set of pots and pans. Need to get things like towels and a new toaster. Got a cute settee for the sitting room/foyer at a local auction gallery. Turned out Mike knew the folks running it from his long time contacts with the antique/estate sale crowd here in the St. Louis area. Maybe I will buy a new set of dishes...though I do have lots of those up north. Until we sell up there (and we hope it will be soon...but realistically, Michigan is sooo economically depressed) I will have to buy some doubles of some things. Anyway....need to get going...more later.... Judy
Monday, March 30, 2009
We arrive in Owensville.....
Well....of course this is not the first time we have arrived here...but this time we are here to actually get possession of and inhabit our new home in Missouri! We have had lots of problems getting this all done....the last of which have been that the renters were not given the 30 days notice that they were suppose to have gotten before closing. So we had to close on the house and then not be able to get in there!! Hard!! Thanks to our good friends Barb and Charlie who put us up in their home, lent us a car (so we would not have to use the van all the time) and were so gracious and generous with letting us use their washer and dryer, kitchen, food, TV etc, etc. The communal living was fun for all of us...but most likely they are at least somewhat glad that we are gone now.
We left today and are staying in our travel trailer in the City Park in Owensville. We love this town....great park...golf course and pool, walking trails etc. Nice town...we will be able to walk to the bank, library, post office, grocery store, restaurants etc. We are about 1 1/2 hours west of St. Louis....able to get to the suburbs of St. L in that time. The countryside is hilly and pretty...esp this time of year in early spring. We are close to neat, historic towns such as Washington and Herrman. Having fun exploring the area!
Today we drove by the house and saw that the renters had actually moved most everything out!! We were ecstatic! The curtains were off and we could peer in the windows....all looked pretty good. Mike went back this evening and they were there taking more stuff out of the basement. They have some stuff still in the garage and shed and on the patio...so hopefully will get that out tomorrow. The seller is to take the next day...the 1st... and remove anything they have left and clean up....and install the appliances which came with the place. We did buy a new stove and fridge though and will have them delivered on Friday. On Thursday we are having the carpets and tile floor cleaned.
So...that is it for now. Will keep you all informed on how things are going and put pics on as I can. Our Verizon Broadband is a little slow from here for posting pics....so there might not be too many. But will do the best we can! We are excited to be here and to start on this stage of our lives!
We left today and are staying in our travel trailer in the City Park in Owensville. We love this town....great park...golf course and pool, walking trails etc. Nice town...we will be able to walk to the bank, library, post office, grocery store, restaurants etc. We are about 1 1/2 hours west of St. Louis....able to get to the suburbs of St. L in that time. The countryside is hilly and pretty...esp this time of year in early spring. We are close to neat, historic towns such as Washington and Herrman. Having fun exploring the area!
Today we drove by the house and saw that the renters had actually moved most everything out!! We were ecstatic! The curtains were off and we could peer in the windows....all looked pretty good. Mike went back this evening and they were there taking more stuff out of the basement. They have some stuff still in the garage and shed and on the patio...so hopefully will get that out tomorrow. The seller is to take the next day...the 1st... and remove anything they have left and clean up....and install the appliances which came with the place. We did buy a new stove and fridge though and will have them delivered on Friday. On Thursday we are having the carpets and tile floor cleaned.
So...that is it for now. Will keep you all informed on how things are going and put pics on as I can. Our Verizon Broadband is a little slow from here for posting pics....so there might not be too many. But will do the best we can! We are excited to be here and to start on this stage of our lives!
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