When I returned from the last trip I stopped blogging. I had always thought of the blog as just a record of my trips. Now I think I'm going to record some of my thinking about everything.
Since I returned from that last trip life has just changed completely. I had open heart surgery to bypass some clogged arteries, am in the process of cataract surgery (one eye done and the next in two days), bought a different house with a friend and moved fifty miles from the place in Brooks, and became a slum lord.
I have a friend who wants to buy the house in Brooks. She is living there and paying the rent by cleaning and fixing the place. I am going to sell the place for a rock bottom price because it is in such rough shape. I had never kept up with the maintenance the way I should have and when Jeannette died I just quit doing anything to the place. This is a win/win deal for both of us. I have hopes she will be able to get financing in the spring or summer and I can be done with a place I don't care for.
The new home is on a lake fifty miles from Brooks. The house is very small and there is a large garage. The garage is going to be a woodworking shop where I may build some boats. A small dinghy is in progress right now. This past summer saw some sailing, some kayaking, and some canoeing. I'm still planning long trips, but that was put on hold until things settled down.
This fall and early winter I have been working at the LLBean call center taking orders over the phone. The pay and hours are reasonable and I can put money aside for the next trip.
Let's see if I can follow through and add to this blog on a regular basis.
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