Haven-Hunting

Because we are full to the brim,
possessions sloshing over the edge of our tiny
flat-by-the-sea,
we have begun
looking.

This will be the 15th move in 12 years. O my.
May it be the last for a long long time.

But finding the right space is harder than finding adequate space...
and the flats which I would choose are not
suited to our present needs.

So I gloss over the adorable quirky over-shop apartments of light and charm,
and shrug my soccer-mom mantle over my shoulders
sigh,
and click on '3-bedroom house with garage and garden'
no matter what the picture looks like.

growing up is hard.