Sunday, October 8, Thanksgiving Update

This week finally has created some news of various sorts.

Fall has arrived, and to my surprise there are colored leaves despite the drought.  Some of them look a little crunchy, but there still are some bright reds and yellows.

Some of the clouds in the vista also brought snow.  We didn’t get it at our elevation, but cars returning from the Silver Peak Ski Resort had 2 inches of snow on their roofs.  

Temperatures overnight are getting closer and closer to 0, making our winter clothes in storage all the more attractive in their absence.

This week was extremely busy on the househunting front, and we finally made an offer on a house in Osoyoos Wednesday that was accepted.  Next week we have a well test scheduled for Tuesday and a building inspection for Wednesday.  If those are satisfactory, we will get possession of the house October 31.

There are some wrinkles in that the sale of the house was an estate sale, and there was a certain amount of work left unfinished, such as landscaping.  Nonetheless, that is something we can handle.  The other concern is that the house has been basically unoccupied for two years, and we want to make sure that all systems are functioning properly.

If you want to look, check out MLS #166660 111 Eagle Point Road to see what it looks like.

In the meantime, what do you do on Thanksgiving when you are homeless?  In this household, we go out picking up beer cans off the road to make money to pay for dinner.  (The sixth-line garbage picker is alive and well……..15 cans! A great haul!)

Then you go to the Outboard Pub and get a full Thanksgiving turkey dinner for $16, which included a large slice of pumpkin pie.  It was great and there are even turkey leftovers for tomorrow (just like the real thing)!

We hope each of you enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving, and will keep you updated on progress on the house front.