The House

From the Radiant Rider Waite, this card has a wonderful glow for today. I usually moan about lamination on cards, but I love the shininess of this set. It's bright and shimmers, which can be very uplifting in use. Seeing those cups in the sky, even though possibly illusionary at this stage, was like drawing the curtains to a lovely sunny day. It brought relief.

My aunt and uncle came this morning. They recently did up their new home so my uncle brought his expertise along, hoping he could size up the bungalow that my parents are interested in. We all drove there in two cars. As we reached the house, the Downs spread themselves before us as a backdrop; such a beautiful view.

My parents said that the place had not been lived in for over three years so was not up to it's best state. However, with that in mind, it actually looked a whole lot better than I was expecting. What was instantly obvious was the amount of space. The rooms were all large and would fit everything that we own very comfortably. We would need to pull out the kitchen and bathroom and install new ones, but the rest of the place was not so bad. Not so bad at all. Once it had been cleared and cleaned, it would be different once again. One of the neighbours invited us into her house, so that we could see how her's looked. With the exact same layout, her home looked amazing and alerted us to the potential on offer.

I was quite excited about today's card. Especially since there is the house in the background, surrounded by trees as the bungalow is. That little stream looks like an arrow, pointing at the property. I see my parents in the two figures standing with their arms open. In case you are wondering, that's my boyfriend and I beside them, doing a little dance.

For today, I see this card simply describing our visit to the house. For once, the three of us are in agreement and want to live there. Because this card is a '10', it marks the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. I would like to think that our search concludes with this property and a new beginning starts with our buying it, but that is just wishful thinking for the moment. The lady who owns it has not lived in it for four years and is in residential care. It is up to a family member to deal with what is going on, but without her say so, things can not move forward. Apparently, she can not communicate after a stroke or sign anything, so it is at an awkward stage. The cups in the rainbow make me wonder if this is yet another house we are all putting our enthusiasm and emotions into, which will end up being taken from us as the other one was last year.

I am staying over at my boyfriend's this weekend as his parents are going on a dancing weekend. We'll stop in tonight but are going out tomorrow. I need to see my doctor first. I have been putting off going there, but my leg, neck and hands ached so much when I woke up this morning, that I thought it would be a good idea to pop in and finally get them checked out.


Illustrations from The Radiant Rider Waite by Pamela Coleman Smith, recoloured by Virginijus Poshkus