I visited Rachel, John, Jack (11) and Naomi (9), and Meimei multiple times this year and took care of the youngest three for a December week while the elders scuba’ed their anniversary away in Turks and Caicos. You get to know all their little … idiosyncracies. I saw Ben, Theresa, Flora 3½ and feisty Juna (1½) at Christmas while staying with niece Jennifer and husband Matt in east of Boulder. Spending extended time in Madison with Steve and Mary’s extended family with new #3 grandcutie Maddie and Mémée’s brood with 5/6 grandchildren in college or beyond has been a normalizing influence during all the barometric and political weirdness.
The big news is that I’m moving to the Lafayette, CO this April. I experienced amazingly good juju to win a 3-way bidding war before the wildfires destroyed 1000 homes and skyrocketed demand and prices – it would be impossible to buy now as each property has > 20 offers. It was meant to be. The basement will become part Tai Chi studio and part art gallery in honor of my father.
I stay active with several academic projects (upgraded to Emeritus Professor), my incessant reading (62 tomes), my avid collecting of contemporary Chinese ink art and first art history talk (familial?) plus virtual and live Tai Chi in Vancouver (aching quads), extensive road biking (aching quads 2), and traveling (Yosemite…).
I invite family and friends who want clean, but thin air, abundant sunshine (more than San Diego) and mountain treks to visit.
B
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