Monthly Archives: July 2008

In 10 days we will (hopefully) have closed on our house.  This, perhaps, will be the end of the hardest part of our whole transition.  Helen has been doing a fantastic job getting the house ready.  We have to organize … Continue reading →

We have so many smaller things to divest.  We have decided to give most away and we’ll be giving to the Vietnam Veteran’s Association.  Garage sales are the obvious choice but from what we understand everything goes for very little … Continue reading →

I retire in exactly one month.  The clock is ticking.  Probably won’t be a real retirement as I’m bound to go back to work sometime.  Nice thing is, I don’t have to think about that right now.  Off to do … Continue reading →

The Hookah has now arrived.  It is a lot heavier than I imagined but in hindsight I am not surprised.  This we won’t test until November when we pick it up in St Martin.

Every big change in life invariably involves trading away good and bad things to be replaced with some other set of good and bad things.  For us, making the change we are making, the list is long.  While we would … Continue reading →