Yikes! Sorry about the gap in updates. Doesn’t feel like 2+ weeks.
We are officially in Boulder, CO. It is a HUGE change over lil ol’ Burley Idaho. Boulder is bigger and busier than we anticipated. Not a bad thing. Just different. I have to look both ways when I cross the street when I’m walking to my morning coffee.
Our “home” is within walking distance of all the core shopping and amenities in Boulder. We are loving walking every day. We are up to about 4 miles a day. It feels good to be using our energy on things other than house sale prepping. <smile>
We are living in a 1,000 sq. ft. 1955 bungalow. Very cute place. The up/down windows is my favorite feature of the place. Lots of windows and the frames are beautiful 1950’s stained oak. I never thought I would appreciate a dishwasher until going without one in Burley. And the funny thing is that it took me 3 days to realize there is no microwave in this place. Kinda liking that reality.
We are still plodding along with our Greeting Card client. We’re hoping to be done with the App this week. Then some polishing and bug fixing over the next couple of weeks. That will be an easy part of the project. Eric has been really pushing to get this thing done. He hasn’t had the same opportunities as me to explore the Boulder area. As a result, we have extended our time here to 5 weeks. We had a bit of a gap to fill between here and Nan’s place in MN anyway.
Boulder is a very nice city (appx. pop. 100,000). I’m loving being in a college town again (Univ. of CO). The young faces and energy are refreshing. It has the feel and attitude of Bend. Everyone is very friendly and outgoing. Lots of “hi’s” and “how are ya’s?” on the street. Eastern US mining interests definitely influenced the early housing in this area. There is an amazing neighborhood called Mapleton. Massive colonial, classical, neo-classical and victorian mansions. Beautiful and overwhelming. Most of the neighborhoods around us have preserved all the original hitching posts. They are massive rock posts along every block.