Showing posts with label House of the Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label House of the Week. Show all posts
Still kickin'!
Whew- what a roller coaster. My legs are still a little trembly and eyes are trying to focus. If I didn't strongly disbelieve in the flu shot I'd tell you all to go out and get one ;-) But the world has turned right side up (I'm allowed out of bed and on the computer- Yea!) Got a few shots to share with you from before the whole retching business. I'm going to put up an album with all the interesting houses that I stumble upon. Here are the first two:
High Living:
did I hear someone shout Tara?
And more HIGH living......
That's what I call moving.....
So while I was delirious in bed (and honey I don't mean the GOOD kind) I had a lot of weird ....daydreams. (which is great in a way since NaNoWriMo is next month--see silver lining ;->) Amongst terrors of fancy, and allot of Hitchcockian delusions this is the first view and sound (baying for my bones) out of bed. Sorry for the blur- remember I hadn't been on my feet very long.
Its the large walnut tree in the backyard- I lost count after 50 crows. A murder of crows.
To shake me out of my paranoia- "My birthday's coming...they must be a sign....garble...barble...foam", Robert took me downtown to clear the head. Ah sarcasm and car fumes. Does the trick every time!
The following are a few shots of Yamhill, looking for a spot to sit down and catch my breath and park my butt- I loved the irony of the no parking sign next to the benches. I sat on the "Edgar Allan Poe" bench- as it fit my mood.
I really love this city...always have. It's why we kept planning our vacations here- or if we went someplace else we had to come through here for a "quick" stop. Let me just share a few of the other shot I took:
Okay this one is just a few feet back - but I loved this tree line- the benches are park of the central library- 3 stories of bliss!
The juxtaposition of old and the new....love it. Ah yes, the old.... think I'll just skip that ;-) Rob is taking me downtown again today- I'm going to go play like a child. ;-)
Peace
M
Oh yes... I almost forgot, a few firsts: arcade and movie theater (doesn't sound exciting- try NICKEL arcade- yep have permanent nerve damage in my pistol finger again- oh and it's only a few blocks from our house ;-) the movie admission is $2.50- see I knew that change jar would come in handy) and although we didn't go in because of time constraints a restaurant/bar/movie theater where you order your food and eat it while watching the film (minors not allowed after 4:30pm- civilized!)
Boxes, boxes everywhere!
Okay...we're here...why do I feel like I forgot something? Might it be because all the boxes that I remember packing have vanished into the Uhaul Vortex, never to be seen again.(cue twilight zone music) And please someone tell me why I packed all these tupperwear containers!! AgHhhh!
Here's a shot of our new abode:
And our view off the porch:
The confused (notice multiple colors of blooms) lovely smelling rose bush off of the porch:
Now just got to finish unpacking- hope our new furniture (we only brought a table, our bed and a rocking chair- I got a little over zealous with getting rid of the old pieces!) arrives soon. The dog beds are doing double duty!
The kids are a little confused and off scoop schedule- also having a little trouble with the property boundries- bless our patient neighbors ;-). Hopefully a trip out to Kelly Point Park will settle all their nerves- a sleepy puppy is a happy puppy!
#1 Moving Lesson: Let someone else do it. For $80/hr, we had someone (two youthful and energetic guys) unload our 17' truck and place the boxes in the upstairs or downstairs as directed. 2 Hours it was done and we had energy to be sweet to each other. It was totally worth it and next time I'm having them load the truck too! Your back, energy and time are worth it-plus it would have taken us way longer to do! PS: They will even pack for you too! Thanks Portland Student Movers!
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