Two and a half years ago when we sold all our possessions and walked away from our stick-and-brick house, Mark gave up his beloved Harley. He hasn’t been the same since. Recently he saw a bike online that he really liked so he put a couple hundred dollars down on it. The bike was in Dallas so we went up there last weekend to get it, but our plans were thwarted. They offered to send the bike down to Austin this week so we could try again to get it. My cousin, Dan Brim, sent our leathers and helmets from Lynden, WA. They arrived in San Antonio yesterday when we went to the office, so today we went to Austin prepared to pick up the bike. Continue reading
Category Archives: Hobbies
Finally, something interesting!
There hasn’t been much interesting stuff going on here — doctor appointments, preparing taxes, etc. But yesterday a couple interesting things happened… Continue reading
Final goodbyes
I have such a jumble of feelings right now. I’m excited about my new job, of course, and nervous about our trip (especially with reports of weather conditions in the mid-west), but I’m also feeling a little blue about leaving my friends and family in Oregon. Continue reading
Game night
For the past two days I’ve been working on editing, and Mark has been running errands. It was time for a little fun. Jamey had sent out a general invitation for a game night at his office, so we decided to go. Continue reading
The birds
We woke up this morning to the sound of birds singing. “So what?” you may be wondering. In the whole time we’ve been here, we’ve never heard birds particularly sing the sun up. Continue reading
Our “work” this week
Mark finished working last weekend, so all this week he has been trying to prepare our RV for travelling. In the meantime, I’ve been preparing to say all my goodbyes. Continue reading
So begin the goodbyes…
Today was Mark’s last day of work here at the Los Altos Rod & Gun Club. We now have two weeks to pack up and hit the road. It’s somewhat bittersweet for me. I’m excited about my new job coming up in March and seeing my family and Oregon friends before that, but I have made some really good friends here that I hate to say goodbye to. Continue reading
Thanks to the PBC quilt group!
In the last two days I have been overwhelmed by the kindness of my quilt group from Peninsula Bible Church. The church is in Palo Alto, and I’m thinking that most of the women in the group also live there. Continue reading
Glad tidings!
God works in mysterious ways! Mark and I were settling in to life here in California. I love my new church and the quilting group I’m part of and the Menno gatherings once a month at the Graeber home. I joined a women’s Bible study that I hold very dear, and had just started in another women’s group at my church. But God has directed us on. Continue reading
A day of giving…with varied results
This morning I went down to church for my last day of volunteering to help with the sets for the Christmas play. The sanctuary is looking lovely and quite different. It looks like something from an older time and another place. Continue reading