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I hate when there isn’t a photo to post…but, so much has happened in the past several days. Plans for a November island working vacation. Rethinking the size of the house. The reality of the money situation. Fall leaves beginning … Continue reading →

I opened a plastic bin.  I rediscovered these squares.  They were from a crochet internet group I was a part of.  We made squares of a certain size and sent them all over the world.  It was so fun.  Each … Continue reading →

Diane and I spent several hours Sunday going through engineering plans for the current list of potential houses – the current leader is the Vashon II built by Timberland homes in Auburn WA.  It’s larger than we would like, but … Continue reading →

The bikes have a new home and a good one!  The minute the new owner laid eyes on Mark’s 60’s bike, he began to rattle off all of the bike’s fabulous features.  Good times ahead for bike and owner. We … Continue reading →

Today, I walked into the teacher’s lounge.  There was the display of books on sale. I picked one up.  I remembered I am on a book diet for a year. That does not include grandchilden’s books, I hope.

Why do some things sell and others do not?  Items have been given away, sold for ridiculously low amounts and yet, others linger. Back at work and in a state of flux.  I need to get a calendar and have … Continue reading →

We left California in the late 70’s.  We drove the Ford through the redwoods, along the Oregon Coast, through Washington coastal lands and up into Canada.  We waited for word on the AlCan Highway and found out it had washed … Continue reading →

So – we have lots of computing hardware capability, but no open source CAD program that can take in dimensions and GIS coordinates to play with for clearing and placement of structures on the land… So, using snipit tool, Google … Continue reading →

> 130,000 miles – over 5  times around the world since April 1978;  33 years, up and down the ALCAN highway when it was still > 1200 miles of dirt, ditches and mud, Camille in the middle with a spinning … Continue reading →

I wonder what this land looks like today?  Have the sword ferns died?  Is it still summer and they are plugging along?  Has the moss deepened?  Have new plants grown and we have yet to see them? How are the … Continue reading →