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Good Morning I would have to agree that a 3rd story condo doesn't seem to fit your lifestyle, Mike. Pianos, camping gear and canoeing beg for more space and less stairs. I got a text this AM from my Calif realtor. Our townhouse appraised for at least what we were selling it for, the loan is approved and they would like to…
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Good Morning Sam, I hope they can answer your wife's questions so she can have some peace of mind before the 10th. Today is the day we are to get the least amount of rain, just a quarter inch here and less on the coast. So I will head over to Florence to pick up our mail which includes some meds. I have a few other errands…
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Good Morning I imagine it is a tough balancing act to know when a hobby remains a hobby and a passion and hasn't turned into a business with all its demands. I have been on AARP/United Heathcare Plan G & D since I went on Medicare in Dec 2018. It has served me well and I generally can get a helpful person on the phone if I…
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Good Morning I took it slow yesterday and got the laundry done, finished tuning the dulcimer and the temporary set up here. I hope to incorporate it into my advent. I've got a few errands to run but other than that I will do a bit of studying, a bit of hammering and some organizing. My son has offered to start doing some…
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Good Morning Congrats on the sales Dave. I hope you feel better soon Steve. I suddenly came down with an achy cold/flu like think yesterday afternoon. It went away after 4 hours resting on the couch. It must of been something I ate. I watch the Oregon football game yesterday, I generally stopped watching football 6-7 years…
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Good Morning Sam, I will be praying for DW Good Day yesterday the small house we otherwise liked will not work for us. Heather has some concerns about the other house which I really liked. Mostly it is storage. A couple more came on the market in the afternoon. Heather's leaving for Minnesota to visit her sister today and…
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Good Morning Lee, I imagine it is never easy for you to see a dog's life so shortened due to the owner, especially a litter mate of Babe's. A piano restoration hobby and living on the third floor....makes perfect sense to me. Weather has improved so we were heading over to Florence today anyway. Fortunately our realtor is…
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Good Morning Eventful 24 hours. Yesterday afternoon we received a very low offer with lots of contingencies. Another offer was in electronic route with another promised in the morning. The second one came in after dinner and was close to what we were willing to do, and with no contingencies and with strong financing. A bit…
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Good Morning The scope of knowledge you have attained on Piano's is rather impressive, Mike. I hope the Steinway does not disappoint. I spent yesterday making calls to sort through various insurance, move prescriptions, etc. Took a while. It is a terrible time of year to call about your AARP Medicare coverage. But, I got…
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Good Morning I have been watching the accumulation of leaves in the small yard this house has and was going to rake them so they could go in the green waste cart yesterday. But there isn't a rake in the garage. My motivation died at that point. Heather and Pat are heading off this morning to get their Covid shot. Heather…
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Good Morning The rain held off yesterday so we did a bit of exploring and walked on a trail along the Willamette River in Eugene. We look forward to exploring that area more. Today is a bit messy out there so we will probably stay put except for a quick run to the store for a few groceries. Celtic Advent starts Friday and…
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Good Morning The few times I have fallen, or came close, was usually related to the left hip muscle stiffness or spasm. But it does give me pause when it does happen. Nothing planned today. I found my wrench and tune in the bottom of a box of misc health stuff almost a week after I ordered replacements. Life is fun like…
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Good Morning Good luck to Captain Face Plant and the the girls today! It seems I never checked in yesterday. We are starting a long stretch of rain for the week, so yesterday we headed into Florence to check our mail and touch some sand and ocean. We headed up to the beach right below the lighthouse. We started to explore…
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Good Morning I usually check in after saying The Morning Office with a small group online. It is always a bit odd when you'all are missing. But Dave and I are hear 'cause West Coast is the Best Coast. We extended our stay in this house till 12/30 to make sure we had a place. After that Patrick will likely have moved into a…
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Good Morning Back when I lived in Philadelphia when I had much more hair and wore much smaller size, I remember Sundays where the chief activity on a Sunday was to grab coffee, fresh bagels & schmear, perhaps a friend or two and devour the Philadelphia Inquirer section by section. On nice days you could go to the park and…
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Good Morning We dropped our ballots at the ballot box at city hall the day before we left. I don't watch the results. I'll check in tomorrow on it. I can't believe how many text numbers I have blocked from the election. I haven't been in a political party in well over a decade, perhaps two. Doesn't seem to matter. Flight…
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Good Morning Flying home today. We will stop at Mom’s for a bit and head to the airport. It has been a good visit. Mom has been doing better, at least in the morning but we are under no illusions. Got to call the HOA with some questions from a possible buyer. I am not optimistic. I have done well tracking, but am about out…
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Good Morning We had a good visit with Mom. She was awake most of the time and eat her lunch. We watched movies on TCM. We will head back this morning. We might have an offer coming on the house. Who knows. I mostly ignore the time change and don’t think about it. Seems to work for me. I don’t get the drama over it.
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Good Morning It sounds like there is a happy Grandma in Colorado Slept like a rock last night. It has been a while. I saw my Mom. My sister told her who I was before I went in. She and her hearing aids don’t get along so a lot of very load talking. Doing well food wise I think. Just keeping focused and making the better…
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Good Morning Waiting to board to start my trip to see my Mother as her life winds down. Front door to gate in 30 minutes. Active trick or treating yesterday. Not much candy left. I am down 5lbs just being more aware of eating and 3 days tracking with WW. I have a long way to go. This trip will be a challenge.
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Good Morning The offer on our home didn’t pan out. Regrettable, but part of the game. Heather got some candy just in case. My ‘keep the lights off’ plan was vetoed. She worked with kids her whole career so I am not surprised. More settling in today and getting ready for tomorrows trip to Wisconsin to see my mother. Being…
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Good Morning Hmm...Heather has always wanted a pick-up and I always wanted to drive a tractor. But I don't know if I can swing the 5 acres. Bummer. So 2026 is the big Men's Health blowout get together in Colorado? Is it too soon to get the smoker going? We received our first offer yesterday which changed the day's…
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Heather and Patrick at Heceta Beach yesterday
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Good Morning Beautiful home you have got there Lee. We headed over to Florence yesterday to take care of a few things, to show our son around and to walk on the beach a little. Driving to and from the coast brought us a chance to drive in more showers and some hail. We went grocery shopping to stock up now that we are…
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Good Morning Smooth trip up to Eugene. All went according to plan and we pulled in after about 10 hours with stops. My back, which was a concern, held up great with the help of a muscle relaxer and no lasting effects today. We got pretty excited to drive through a rain storm. We haven't seen significant rain in 6 mos or…
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Good Morning Quick check in. We are on our way and making a quick bathroom and stretch break. So far so good. Next stop is Redding for lunch.
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Good Morning Dave, sorry to hear about your eye. I will pray it clears today Final day here in California. A little later we will meet up with our son for some time together before we go. This will be hard. He's struggling in life right now, so its hard to leave, but we will continue to love on him and remind him he always…
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Good Morning Lee, I hope you and the girls have a good weekend at the trials. I see that we will be making the drive up to Eugene in the rain on Sunday. I suppose it is a fitting welcome to the PNW as we make the shift. Now that it is finally happening the reality of leaving our home of the last 32 years is hitting us a…
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Good Morning Depoe Bay, we enjoyed our brief visit there, the self-proclaimed home to the world's smallest harbor. It made me chuckle. Our trip to Yosemite went well. It was hard not being able to do any of the stuff we used to do there which was hike and snowshoe. It seems somewhere around 5,000 feet my lungs struggle and…
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Good Morning Congratulations Lee on the Colorado property starting the closing process. I never heard of a split multi day closing either. Our trip to Yosemite goes well. My back was pretty stiff though. Between the thinner air and that tightness walking was not great. I finally took a muscle relaxer and Tylenol ER which…
