A big event for us: after more than 50 years away from the Bay Area, we're headed back to our roots in Northern California.
After 23 wonderful years in Dana Point, we were leaving for the next chapter in our lives. We were going to The Sequoia, a senior residence in the beautiful Portola Valley, about an hour south of our home town of San Francisco.
But it wasn't easy. Here's our first week.
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Wednesday: moving out day.
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There goes a dresser.
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Susannah came over to supervise.
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Heavy lifting.
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Thursday: Betsy & Phil's place. Four hundred miles away, up in...
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Some stuff stays here, and the rest goes over the hill to our new place ...
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Here's The Sequoia, our new home.
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Friday. Our new living room before the movers arrive.
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They served us dinner on the patio as we awaited the movers.
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Pear trees - the view from our patio.
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Our living room after the movers left.
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First phone call to make sure all was okay.
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Monday. Betsy drove over to check up on us.
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Time for lunch.
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Betsy took us shopping. What size television to get? Larger on the...
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Betsy took us over to the Ikea showroom 'to get some ideas'.
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This could hold some of our bronzes ...
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Two of my most important people in the world.
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Back to our apartment. Looks like there's some gardening to do. (Help!)
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Tuesday: found the tennis courts just half a mile away, and a partner, too.
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Time to relax. The three of us headed to the dining room ... Pat and I and a...
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