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Hopalong:
Congrats on your buffer land, I can't imagine the pleasures of birds and wildlife there...and I hope views!

Sounds like time to breathe deep, put up your feet and enjoy some cider.

Hugs
Hops

sKePTiKal:
Views from the front porch are a ridge completely blocking the eastward (toward NoVa) civilization - I can basically see my whole original 10 acres sloping up the hollow to there. The back has views, for sure - right across that additional acreage and up the next ridge to the west. The actual property line, is just over the top of that ridge.

Today, I take ye olde Rubicon out to be inspected & get the oil changed. Poor thing has a new battery, that won't start without a jump, because I don't drive enough. This used to be my daily ride, bought new in '06, and it still has less than 30,000 miles on it. Once it was paid off, I gave Mike free rein to customize it the way he wanted, so it now has a 4 inch lift and 35 in. tires - which makes it a little harder for me to get in/out of, but still doable. It also means, in WV, that I have a smaller selection of inspection stations qualified to deal with it. (shakes head at silliness of bureaucracy)

It's filthy right now - took it out in the mud for an outdoor class I took in May and has tree dirt on it. But it's still a decent "guy magnet" - not as good as the '78 CJ kitted out to the nines for rock crawling, mind you. That one turned heads everywhere. But after getting that one running and inspected last year, I realized I had no business driving it - it made me that nervous. So it's sold. I couldn't possibly drive 3 different vehicles as little as I "go" anyway.

The Rubicon will end up being my snow vehicle until I get better tires on the Cherokee - or trade that in for something better suited to conditions out here. It has a long list of recalls on it - but no parts available yet - and it was chosen to be my "highway travel" vehicle because it's an automatic and way more comfortable for long distances. Except for runs from the beach up here, it's only made two trips like that in the 3 years I've had it. It's GREAT on gas; usually it only takes 1/2 tank to go from here to the beach. So there's that.

Rubicon's going to need a new top soon; it should have a winch, too. But these are the just the things that rattle through my head, that I need to clone myself to take care of. No jeep dealer locally... so I really need the 2 vehicles. There is just so much "required" to take on the challenge of living out here, that I sure could use a guy for whom all this kind of stuff comes naturally.

But there's that wishful thinking without the commitment to stop being so picky again. LOL.

lighter:
Keep wishing, Amber.  It's good to think about what you want.

About new tires, make sure they have open treads so snow can squish out sides. 

Congrats on the new tract of land.  Your property sounds wonderful, even if it's a handful.

Lighter

sKePTiKal:
I still feel on the edge of frazzled. So I decided to just tackle one thing a day this week.

Monday - signed the papers and paid for the new acreage.
Tuesday - got the Rubicon inspected & oil changed (it needed it; only drove 180 miles in it last year and the current oil was probably 3 years old.)

Wed - drove to the little cabin, paid the guy who took down several dangerous trees and cleaned up my driveway very, very well. Brought home a load of stuff to empty it out. And I still need to go back and get some more. Signed the listing agreement; so I can't wait too long to go back.

Realtor for the beach house is now trying to angle in a potential buyer who thinks he can offer over 100k less than listing and steal the house from me. LOL... I countered 125k higher than his offer. Two can play this game, and I enjoy it. My realtor also has my back on this and plays like Mike would. This buyer will either run away screaming (not likely; he's a car dealer) or we have a really wide range of numbers to come to an acceptable price... JUST so I can be done carrying the responsibility for it. I'm pretty good at this - Mike was way better, but sometimes would cut off his nose to spite his face. I never lose sight of my ultimate goal... and will surprise people at being ready to settle out of the clear blue sky.  LOL.

All I really want is to simplify the business side of my life - so owning just one property, having one insurance company to deal with, etc - is the goal. But I'm not giving the house at the beach away. I'm just realistic about the market/style of the house - which is getting a little dated and is just too "over the top" ostentatious and way too big for me. Mike loved it, so I tried to work with it, to make it comfortable for me too. The interior shutters helped a great deal.

So today is a lazy day for me. Even though my list of things "to do" and "should get done" are still there. Knowing I have to make at least one more trip down to the little cabin I just want a day off RIGHT NOW. So I'm having one.

lighter:
I assume you're buried in snow right now, Amber?  We sure are, and it's been a cozy lovely organization of the kitchen with my girls.  Winter wonderland out the windows..... Christmas lights reminding me if gumdrops on a gingerbread house.

Enjoy your new wood burning stove.

Lighter

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