Now to the reality of our arrival… When we were about two hours outside of Gloversville we received a text that the heating in our home would be delayed a couple of days and we did not have water or a working toilet! So when I sent an email to our car dealership that we…

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When we left Chicago it was in the midsts of a torrential downpour, but we had our rental car, we had our luggage, and we had our precious puppies. We had only seven hundred eighty-four and one half miles to complete this leg of our adventure! So we drove through Chicago rush hour and torrential…

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First! Since this was to be our last flight we decided to fly first class. We wished our pups could too but they were assigned to cargo. But, we must compliment United Airlines. They not only took care of our two precious puppies with such unbelievable care, but they took care of Scott and me…

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Thirteen years ago, for a lovely Victorian cottage in Gloversville, life would never be quite the same. The last member of the family that had filled this home with love and joy and caring for years walked out the door… closing a life long chapter after losing her father just months before… The cottage was…

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Today we leave the Island that has been our temporary and primary home for the last sixty-one years. It is so bittersweet. Scott went to elementary school here. I gave birth to my three oldest children and adopted Joshua here. I have two previous loves buried at Punchbowl National Cemetery. I became an adult here. So much…

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Scott is retired! March 31 was his last day of official work. We have been counting down the days for weeks… then it was here before we knew it… both for retirement and our move. We are looking forward to the next phase, but leaving work was so bittersweet. Assets has been Scott’s second life almost as…

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