It's Moving Time!

OK maybe the frustrations end when you have moved? While no matter what you do to prepare: labeling bags, alphabetizing, making lists, etc.. things are always lost for days, or weeks and then found when they are no longer needed. I used to blame the garden gnomes that kept watch over my belongings waiting for the bet chance to pilfer and pillage my random junk drawer, closet shelf or backpack pocket.
Sly little buggers. But moving on.
I move into my new house tomorrow. After being pick pocketed of all my money in the station going to my new house last week, I am now heading back. A weeks worth of frustration and paperwork seems to have ended, (although not completely I'm sure) and my temperament has never needed a break more. So I will throw myself into a new nesting project! My Malagasy cottage with artistic flare!
My new house is wonderful. It is a literal house, on the school grounds at the CEG and closely located to the office buildings, but with 4 independent walls. It is painted pink(soon to be a new color) with wood doors separating each room and wood windows with real glass! There is a small room as you walk into the house with a beautiful table and book case just waiting for books and then two doors: one that leads to a small but very cozy bedroom with another huge bookcase ( this house must have been made for me I swear!) and a small back room with an area for a shower and a small kitchen. The house has nothing but potential as it is brand new and now has a creative new inhabitant. So...
I am thinking of painting a mural on one of the walls outside my house of a road with baobabs, much like the scenes I experienced on my travels south. Internally I am going to try and make a stencil to use in my house or beg for a neat one from the states to make some sort of trim to separate the vast whiteness of the walls. Many colored shears will hopefully decorate my three windows and small designs to enhance my door frames. My bed has already been ordered and blankets are available in Tana if I ever wanted to pay the money for them, but for now a maroon wool blanket will have to do just fine. Behind the house is a triangle of land, hidden away by the office buildings. This will be the site of my new garden and already I am planning squash, watermelon, peppers, carrots, butter lettuce, and tomatoes!!!! And of course, a small plot separate for an herb planter or maybe even independent pots. So many ideas!
And then a new puppy. Last week when I was getting to know my new banking town of Antsirabe, a man walked up with a fluffy white puppy who had no decoration save for a brown spot right on his butt. Of course I am in love immediately as it reminded me of a friend's dog ( Winny!) and so of home, but the timing was wrong and so I had to walk away, reminding myself that when it's meant to happen it will. Maybe a cat this time? Although in truth cats are for feeling aloofishly loved, dogs are for companionship.
Anyways- this will be me last post for a little bit. Hopefully my next will have new pics of my house, a chapter 2 of my travels south, and new stories about all the new people I am going to meet!
Till then!