mostly about our new house
“Our little dog, sometimes known as Sophie, has departed her body and is now roaming free. She always like to take a walk, and did not always wait for her humans to accompany her. This afternoon she made the ultimate leap, leaving her mortal remains behind to roam free. She was a very good dog, and very much loved.”– K writing of Little Dog’s death on Tues. Jan. 31
Continue reading “Update on our departed dog”
We have made an offer that has been accepted (contingent on inspections) and we think unlike the one in Fair Oaks, this one will not have issues. The sellers have put a lot of effort into renovation before selling and the disclosures are very thorough
It’s close to the American River (although there isn’t any pedestrian access nearby) and the Jensen Botanical Garden is within walking distance.
Continue reading “The Story So Far, so far: The house in Carmichael”Farewell to Little Dog, Sophie “Precious” Stone.
This is a blog to chronicle our new house and to watch in photos as the home goes from the initial house we bought to evolve to the house we live in; to see trees planted and grow and to watch it go from new and frightening to “our house”.
Except the house we made an offer on in Fair Oaks, and was accepted, fell through with every inspection showed issues and it fell through.
Oops.
Anyway, we have now made an offer on a house in Carmichael and it really looks as though it will go through. Details coming as it firms up.
But, our beloved little dog, Little Dog, is suffering kidney failure and we must put her down on Tues.
And that’s the story so far.
Little Sophie Dog is suffering kidney failure and will leave us on Tues.
When it’s finally and officially off the table, I’ll tell you what happened but for now…. It’s not going to be our house.
Offer with contingencies made. Accepted. Inspections made. Contingent offer made. And we wait. I’d go into more detail but… I won’t.
For various reasons, I’m not going to talk about the house right yet. (Oh, but I went to the charming Fair Oaks Horticultural Center yesterday. Delightful!) So instead I’m going to talk about musings on Tintin.
In Red Rackham’s Treasure the book has an unusual cutaway scene setup as an introduction. (Herge was probably attempting to mimic the cinema of the time) In a dockside bar two working men meet at a bar. One asks the other if he is still a ship’s cook, and the other, Bill, tells of how he is about to embark an an engagement with Tintin and Captain Haddock on the Sirius. This is the same cook in The Shooting Star. He accuses Snowy of stealing biscuits but the biscuits were actually stolen by Professor Calculus.
Continue reading “A break from house stuff. Some musings on Tintin.”