The application has reached the nursing home, and I have stressed to the social worker there the importance of speed. We really want to move Mom in 4-6 weeks, so if they can't take her that soon, maybe we'll consider a temporary location.
Fumiko is going to Toronto this weekend for three days. She got a cheap fare on Continental (US$162 round trip), and found a Japanese B&B there. A friend of a friend will guide her for part of a day.
We are slowly working our way through the apartment, inventorying everything and deciding what to keep, what to give away, etc. Very slowly -- it takes a lot of time. I've tried selling a few things on eBay, with disappointing results, but I've had great success giving things away using freecycle, a mailing list for offering and requesting free stuff. It has thousands of members, and so far almost everything I have put up there has been wanted by someone, usually by many people. A teakettle, a half-filled penny collection, a pitchpipe, old antenna wire, partly-used art supplies, etc. Amazing, and for a sentimental packrat like me who can't throw anything away, a godsend!
We've interviewed a couple of potential subletters, but our vagueness is a problem. People like to know how long the apartment will be available, which is reasonable, but it's hard for us to predict when we will be able/willing to commit to Canada, find a semi-permanent home, and move all our stuff.
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