Birthday recap and progress report
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rolanniThanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. They're very much appreciated, and I did have a lovely day, with much more of a celebration than anticipated.
Yesterday started out cool and cloudy, which is actually my favorite sort of day. Later, it gave into its damper nature and rained, but that was OK, too.
We had appointments to view two houses. One is probably Exactly the Sort of House we, at our advanced and advancing ages Ought Really to Move Into. It was quite a nice house, and had everything on The List, saving a sun room/screened porch, but those lacks could probably be more-or-less easily addressed. It did not make me stand up and cheer, but...newish roof, two car garage, and a nice big, sunny window for the cats all count, too.
The other house. . .
The other house and I were Immediately Sympatico, while, at the same time, I Knew Quite Clearly that it was Completely Unsuitable for us, at our advanced & advancing etc. It was what I think of as an Artists' House, and artistic people were clearly living there. As I said to Steve, If we were already living in this house, I would see no reason to move. As it was, I kinda wanted to sit on the stairs and have a soda and talk to the people who did live there.
After house-viewing, we went to lunch at Jin Yuan on Temple Street and so to home where we split a piece of carrot cake and some vanilla ice cream and retired to the living room to read. Steve was reading Dragon in Exile on the couch, and I was in the blue recliner with Dancer of the Sixth (in which I seem to see Influence, but that may just be me). I would like to report that all three Coon Cats visited me on the recliner and hung out a bit while I read. Mozart and Trooper sort of draped themselves across my lap, but Sprite insisted that she squeeze between me and the arm of the chair, before she purred herself into an intense sleep, from which she only roused when I got up to tend to business. I am In Awe of both her ability to squish, and her purring expertise.
Today, I have a few chores on the list, but I believe I will finish reading my book while Steve finishes up Dragon. . . And then we shall see.
The contest to win a free Carousel Sun audiobook is now closed. I will, as promised, be making the awards this weekend. Thank you all for playing!
I also have some news from Don Blyly at Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore in Minneapolis, which I will report in another post.
Hope everybody has a great Friday!
Yesterday started out cool and cloudy, which is actually my favorite sort of day. Later, it gave into its damper nature and rained, but that was OK, too.
We had appointments to view two houses. One is probably Exactly the Sort of House we, at our advanced and advancing ages Ought Really to Move Into. It was quite a nice house, and had everything on The List, saving a sun room/screened porch, but those lacks could probably be more-or-less easily addressed. It did not make me stand up and cheer, but...newish roof, two car garage, and a nice big, sunny window for the cats all count, too.
The other house. . .
The other house and I were Immediately Sympatico, while, at the same time, I Knew Quite Clearly that it was Completely Unsuitable for us, at our advanced & advancing etc. It was what I think of as an Artists' House, and artistic people were clearly living there. As I said to Steve, If we were already living in this house, I would see no reason to move. As it was, I kinda wanted to sit on the stairs and have a soda and talk to the people who did live there.
After house-viewing, we went to lunch at Jin Yuan on Temple Street and so to home where we split a piece of carrot cake and some vanilla ice cream and retired to the living room to read. Steve was reading Dragon in Exile on the couch, and I was in the blue recliner with Dancer of the Sixth (in which I seem to see Influence, but that may just be me). I would like to report that all three Coon Cats visited me on the recliner and hung out a bit while I read. Mozart and Trooper sort of draped themselves across my lap, but Sprite insisted that she squeeze between me and the arm of the chair, before she purred herself into an intense sleep, from which she only roused when I got up to tend to business. I am In Awe of both her ability to squish, and her purring expertise.
Today, I have a few chores on the list, but I believe I will finish reading my book while Steve finishes up Dragon. . . And then we shall see.
The contest to win a free Carousel Sun audiobook is now closed. I will, as promised, be making the awards this weekend. Thank you all for playing!
I also have some news from Don Blyly at Uncle Hugo's SF Bookstore in Minneapolis, which I will report in another post.
Hope everybody has a great Friday!
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Date: 2014-09-12 03:10 pm (UTC)Hitting mine in 2 days :)
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Date: 2014-09-12 04:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2014-09-12 04:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-12 04:54 pm (UTC)The two most crucial things to my mind are:
1. Stairs - can stair lifts be installled. Do the stairs have hand rails or can they be installed? Stair lifts (the little chairs that you ride up and down stairs in) can be what saves you. (Also ramps, but they are much more obtrusive - need a 1 to 12 ratio and stops.)
2. Bathrooms - can they be made accessible. A shower in which you can put rails and a seat. (Walk in bathtubs are expensive - $6000-8000. But a handheld showerhead, a seat, and rails to get you in and out will take you a long way.)
Likewise the toilet although those are almost always easier to adapt
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Date: 2014-09-12 05:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:Del Rey Discoveries
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Date: 2014-09-12 10:15 pm (UTC)