ghosts are good company

they’re selling the house we’re living in soon, so we’ve been dreaming and decided to get it written down somewhere…

here’s a list of what my partner and i are dreaming of in a living space:

• two bedrooms (or one if it’s big!)
• no housemates
• no neighbors we can hear
• preferably a house, rather than an apartment.
• outdoor-space where we can garden
• well-behaved-cat friendly
• month-to-month or six-month lease
• no active mold
• within a mile or so of an intercity transit bus line that runs until (at least) eight
• bike/pedestrian-friendly access to said bus (currently there are no shoulders or streetlights on a 50mph road)
• room to park one, maybe two cars (based on bus access)
• responsible-student friendly – we may not make three times the rent, but we will always be able to pay it.
• downtown or westside oly
• our optimal price range tops out somewhere around $800

on our end, we are…

• a graduate student and a returning evergreen ba/bs student who have been living together for a while
• a sweet and friendly orange cat (with references of his own)
• crafters makers do-ers
• extroverted in public, introverted at home
• strong believers in “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”
• in love with our local communities

If you won’t scold and dominate us
We will never give you cause to hate us
We won’t hide your spectacles
So you can’t see
Put toads in your bed
Or pepper in your tea
Hurry nanny
Many thanks
Sincerely,
Jane and Michael Banks