Category Archives: Intro to My Writings

Ok, things are moving along nicely, and virtually all the things that need doing before we move and before the house goes on the market, are getting done – Today I contracted to have the last fix-it task done, a … Continue reading →

I just finished sweeping the entire basement under the house – The space covers roughly 2/3s of the area of the house proper, but without insulation in the external walls or under the floorboards – There is insulation in the … Continue reading →

Grandfathers are always wise, but not always so smart – On Saturday I spent the afternoon supervising and assisting my favorite eldest grandson Casey and favorite youngest granddaughter Teiya as they helped us in our downsizing, this with cleaning up … Continue reading →

Yesterday I helped a handyman deal with a segment of our kitchen wall that had pencil and ballpoint pen markings on it chronicling growth markings of our 4 favorite grandchildren between 2008 and 2018 – our two eldest, Casey and … Continue reading →

Ok, the process continues – This morning I undertook the process of pulling all the nails and hooks we used to hang framed photographs, mounted posters, and various things to be hung on our walls – There must have been … Continue reading →

We’re continuing to downsize for our move which is set for later in March – Specific date still to be confirmed – But the latest on the home front is that I’ve now removed every framed photograph we had on … Continue reading →

  We’re continuing in our downsizing for our move – I’m actually including in this downsizing all the repairs that have come out of the home inspection as prep for putting the house on the market – The inspection gave … Continue reading →

Still working on the downsizing for our move come mid-March – yesterday spent the afternoon with my grandson Casey and granddaughter Teiya as they mainly helped clean up our downstairs basement – Because of my ticker I was conscious of … Continue reading →

Barbara and I moved here from our Berkeley home of 42 years on June 30, 2007, and after our Berkeley home sold in November we made a bid on the Panorama Drive home here – We met the asking price … Continue reading →

We’ve been on the waitlist at Cascade Manor, a Continuing Care Retirement Community, since last spring with the possible move in early fall, Septemberish or so – we were accepted and decided because of the pandemic we’d postpone our move … Continue reading →