Today it is six years since we arrived here at our home in Tuscany. Six years ago today, we had to break into the house (because nobody knew what the previous owners had done with the keys) and were stunned and horrified by the chaos that greeted us when we finally got in. If you weren't a follower of our blog back then, or you need a reminder, read the story here.
Indeed, we were so shocked by the state of the house that we didn't actually spend the night in the house that day, it's tomorrow that marks the anniversary of the first night we slept (or didn't sleep too well!) in the house.
The last six years seem to have gone in a flash and seem like a lifetime, both at the same time.
We have faced many (many!) challenges, battles, frustrations, disappointments, difficulties, but we have always loved our home here and not for a minute regretted our decision to move here or ever wanted to go back.
This year, we feel we have finally reached a point where we feel pleased with what we have achieved here - we finally feel as if the place is starting to resemble what we had hoped it would become. Of course, it has always been beautiful and we've always loved it, but we are finally starting to get to where we want to be with it.
To mark our six year anniversary, we spent an hour or so this afternoon going round attempting to recreate some of the photos taken when we first arrived (some a little later than that).
We look forward to making more progress in the next six years!
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