Friday, April 5, 2013

Recipe For Moving House


Take one reasonably settled existence. 


Add some hopes, some dreams, a dash of ageing. 

Throw together the past, the present, the future, some friends, some family, a pinch of mortality. 


Fold this mixture into a house full of possessions – furniture, books, china and cooking pots - and a shed full of stuff.


Wrap in butchers paper and pack in cardboard boxes. 




Pour into a 20-foot container.


Drive down the driveway, taking in all that you see


Adding slowly that this will be the last time 


Lock the padlock on the gate - with you keyless on the other side


Ship goods across Bass Strait and follow in ute.