Monthly Archives: July 2015

For the Love of an Electric Coffee Grinder

Posted on July 20, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

We brought our left-over Costco coffee beans (please spare me any ‘And how heavy was your luggage?’ comments), but realized we had no way to grind them. So we settled for some pre-ground stuff that looked exotic and was the … Continue reading →

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Grounded in Bad Breisig

Posted on July 19, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

Despite us worrying about them the whole flight, the dogs arrived safe and sound and, needless to say, were very happy to see us and be released from their confinement. We hired a porter at the airport to help us … Continue reading →

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Leaving…on an airplane…

Posted on July 19, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

Wednesday morning, we hefted all our crap into Lawrence and VL’s van and took off for the airport on an especially beautiful morning in Scott’s Valley (is something begging us to stay???) Got to SFO in what we thought was … Continue reading →

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Farewell for Now

Posted on July 15, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

It’s our final day in our long countdown. Still a ton to do, but the end is here and we HAVE to wrap it up! We’ve been having such fun the last two weeks saying ‘so long’ to many of … Continue reading →

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Whew! 400 cubic feet of STRESS

Posted on July 9, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

We’re now past a major hurdle in the move. Our crates came today with two amazingly talented packing professionals. After backing in the long trailer holding the crates, we proudly opened the garage door where we had all our packed … Continue reading →

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Theo’s First Day of the Rest of His Life

Posted on July 2, 2015 by thecindy@mail.com

A big congratulations to my honey on his first day of retirement. With no calls to make, no emails to check, and no weekly call with his boss, Theo wasn’t all that certain his retirement started out so great. We … Continue reading →

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