Changing Man

[Gardener]

So begin daydreaming about what your new man-cave will be like. Once this place sells, where would you like to live? Get picky. You have the luxury now of living in a place that is suited to You...and your new dog. Cheers ~Greek

You, know Greek, I am so blown away by this past year, I was going to move to the Northwest as soon as house sold, D done.

Quick Long story - I am all the more blown away by this because I always believed that my Janet and her children were God's gifts to me in mid-life - for the rest of my life.
We both had the same Divorce lawyer (a woman) 18 years ago. As I left the courthouse, Lawyer said, "Now that you are officially divorced, you should get on with your life. And now that you're officially divorced I can do something I've never done in 22 years of practice. I have this client. Every time, I see her I think of you. Every time I talk to you, I think of her. Here's her name and number. Call her."
Outside the courthouse right after having my life dismantled, I thought, "WTF? No way, Jose! Begone, Satan!"'

Well, I called her. 8 weeks later. We talked on the phone for hours and weeks before we even met. One year after we actually met, D Lawyer became Justice of the Peace for a day and married us. Great story, great marriage, great life. Gone. Poof!
End Long, wonderful story.

So, I've decided that I have just too many stresses in my life right now to pull up stakes. I'm going to wait a year.There are quite a few rentable cottages on estates in this area. I'm going to look for one and maybe barter some rent for caretaking. I am, after all a Professional Gardener (Clever DB handle, huh?Family and friends would never find me here!)

And I had to admit to myself the other day - tough to admit - I was weighing the two options wondering which one might lend itself more to an eventual reconciliation: Being gone for good or being around here and bumping into each other occasionally. I was almost embarrassed by the thought of it, but hey, there is a Divorced But Not Done Forum, right? Go figure.

Either way, next place will be small, spartan, monastic and simple. I'm not materialistic, I just need simple things and my treasures.

Gardener, prattling on and on and on again, as usual!