Summer is Over

Other than the one week the last part of July, my days in California have been far and few between.

Such is the life of the single guy, I guess.

Actually, I said when I retired I had three objectives:

1.  Take care of my health. 

2.  Spend more time with family and friends. 

3.  Simplify my life.  

The report card is:

1. Lost a handful of pounds and more than doubled my daily walking activity from pre-retirement numbers. Need to double it again to reach the 11,000 steps per day target.

2.  See below.

3.  The house is still on the market.  I really don't know why it hasn't sold other than the realtors are hearing that folks really want a flat backyard and my creekside setting is not an attraction. I think we need to retarget the audience and seek creekside setting folks. I know they are out there.  The realtors agree.

As for item #2:

First week of June:  New Brunswick for Daniel and Kamie's wedding.  This gave me a chance to see all of Mary's kids.

2nd week of June: Nova Scotia and Cape Breton to meet the branch of the Lamey's who arrived 50 years before my Minnesota branch. (1798 vs 1848)

3rd week of June: Boston and Cape Cod, biking with Mary's group known as the Farmers.

4rd week of June:  Las Vegas for a week's work, paid by my former employer.

1st week of July:  Denver with my son and daughter-in-law plus my grandkiddies, Danny and Sarah.

2nd week of July:  Minnesota to help my sister with her pre-move.

3rd week of July: More Minnesota.

4th week of July: California--either San Francisco or Los Gatos.

1st week of August: Manhattan to see my daughter.

2nd week of August: Upstate New York to see friends (Ute and Jochen) and then to Minnesota for my sister's move.

3rd week of August: More Minnesota.

4th week of August:  Aunt Peggy died at the age of 89 so I was there for her funeral with that side of my family.  Even more Minnesota.

So now I am back in CA and expect to be here until my return to MN about mid-October.

Nice to be home...

Ciao!