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Patience is a virtue.  Whatever.  I am ready for this to get to the next step. I feel like we are in a state of suspension.  Oil drifting slowing through ice cold water.  Droplets left to idly float down.  Snail … Continue reading →

..so we look for a new/old temporary home. We left Southern California in a 15-foot travel trailer and it was quite comfortable.  Now we need something that will hold us and 2 70+pound dogs and 2 cats.  Really? We didn’t … Continue reading →

  The other day, while grading papers, I had some old music playing in the background.  It was good music, but not all the songs were my choice.  It dawned on me that in our new home we MUST get … Continue reading →

All of that lush green forest is currently covered with snow.  I want to be there and see what a layer of white looks like along Smugglers Cove.  If the house was done, I would do nothing more than throw … Continue reading →

Buckle up and hang on, the roller coaster has left the gate…. Here is the latest house plan we are going with (about 1900 square feet) and the current site plan.  The East side and 1/2 of the South side … Continue reading →

Remember last summer?  Cleaning, sorting and tossing?  All those loads taken to thrift stores, sold or trashed?  Here’s the funny thing.  We are now in the process of selling one house and getting ready to sell our own home.  We … Continue reading →

This morning was extraordinary.  Got up around 5 and got some coffee brewing.  Went out to the deck and lit up the chimenea.  Dragged out the dog beds, as the temperature was around 23.  Pulled up a chair next to … Continue reading →

The property holds many of these old growth tree stumps beauties.  Supposedly, there is a term for them, but I have yet to unearth it.  I did find the term “nurse log” and it refers to fallen trees that have … Continue reading →

…and whiskers on kittens… Answering a questionnaire about what we want in the new house.  It all seems rather straightforward.  How many sinks in the kitchen; what type of oven, tub or shower, formal dining room, etc.  After initial responses, … Continue reading →

The whirlwind of summer tossing, cleaning and painting has faded away. Fall settled in. We have talked endlessly about our wants and needs in our new home.  Builders and architects and plans were viewed.   Ups and downs and questions … Continue reading →