{"id":4056,"date":"2016-03-13T12:35:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T18:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2016-03-13T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T18:35:24","slug":"a-quick-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/a-quick-post\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring yard work has commenced. Friday Pam removed the mulch from our back-yard flower bed; yesterday we did the three front-yard beds and raked the lawn. The old mulch and leaves were hauled down to the “organic material” drop off area supplied by the city. I have a large plastic bin that I strap down to the front rack on the ATV and use that set up to haul the old mulch; this gives the job\u00a0a combination of work and play. The yard does look better, neater at least, and opens the beds to the upcoming rain that is in the forecast. Iris plants, as well as tulips, are up and the white lilac is budding out. I may have to mow some lawn within the next two weeks. I guess spring has arrived!<\/p>\n

At Pam’s request I dug out the chain saw and removed a dying low-hanging branch from our cottonwood tree. Cottonwood trees are not long-lived and this one\u00a0is showing signs of age. A few branches here and there should be removed but it would take a man-lift or cherry picker to get to them;\u00a0we\u00a0haven’t elected\u00a0to\u00a0spend the money\u00a0to get this work done. Most of the tree is still green and we’re betting on\u00a0no major branches deciding\u00a0to fall off in any upcoming storms.<\/p>\n

I added a couple more shelves to the garage stereo cabinet and tried mounting\u00a0the larger 10.5 inch tape reels to see if they would fit. (The smaller 7 inch reels were no problem.) The larger tapes fit with just a bit of room to spare.<\/p>\n

\"10.5<\/a>

10.5 inch reels just fit in cabinet<\/p><\/div>\n

It is nice to have tunes while working in the garage and I do enjoy renovating\u00a0this “old-school” stuff.<\/p>\n

We’re looking forward to our road trip (Wednesday) to look at the insides of a few houses\u00a0we have identified as potential retirement homes. The houses range from small fixer-uppers to move-in ready places. It will be some months\u00a0before we’re ready to choose a house (still putting together a down payment), but it’s\u00a0important to look at a variety of places so we can help define just what we are looking for. There are always intangibles such as the “flow” of a house, neighborhood, updates\u00a0needed, maintenance requirements, and yard condition. Photos from a listing will only take you so far. My next post will have more details of these visits and, I hope, several photos along with our reactions to the various properties.<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:<\/p>\n

How boring is it to have to house hunt while factoring\u00a0in main floor bedroom\/bath\/laundry to accommodate aging? Very boring, but, an excess of steps could make a person captive in one’s own home. \u00a0Lately I’ve also been following the line of thought, if Fields pre-deceases me, can I physically maintain a big and complicated yard?\u00a0Or even afford a more sizable\u00a0house payment on a\u00a0reduced one-person retirement income? Not to mention looking at\u00a0proximity to services (grocery and medical mainly). Felicity agrees\u00a0she would be happy not to think of me having to haul an inert Fields on a tarp down to somewhere I could\u00a0access\u00a0a vehicle and\u00a0haul him to hospital. (I think she’s probably thinking about\u00a0the Sanderling set-up.) These are the insidious ways aging creeps into one’s lifestyle.\u00a0 Hate it. Have to pay attention to\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

Happy Trails.<\/p>\n

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