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Friday August 8th Andy and I finished our projects on the Welfare Avenue house and it is looking "good"! Mercury is a magician in the way he keeps his energy so high and efficient. The secret to a good Realtor and new owner, of a fixer upper. It is all coming together. Investment property, Real Estate Sales and Carlee's Farm Courier...Excellent job kids!!! They both retain high minded attitudes while doing the grunt work it takes to get businesses off ...

... We took off at around 1:00pm from Manzanita Bay with Alec at the helm. The day is overcast yet warm and windless enough for a smooth and comfortable ride. In about 25 minutes we see a remarkable structure begin to appear. The roof line looks like the house could fly yet the two wings of perfect cedar keep us grounded and safe on Earth. We arrive and begin the tour with Alec as our expert guide at the boat house foundation work. Alex shows us how ...

July I am losing awareness of dates and time....but I know it is still July! We all got up and out to Alec (Duncan's) house where John (Lund) keeps his skiff. Mercury and Carlee gathered up all the necessaries to use the boat and keep us safe. I (Jodie) made a picnic lunch packed into a cooler Carlee set up with ice packs and beverages. Riding a boat to an Island beach destination is something everyone ...

Mercury took Andy and me over to their newly bought house and property on Welfare Avenue. Merc and Carlee have bought it to fix up into a rental and because it is such a great property and location! The construction is almost done....floors and paint will complete the job. Much construction has been accomplished to this wonderful home and property. The pictures ...

... more so). It's not hot here, about 20 degrees Celsius during the day, but sure warmer than Canberra at the moment! I believe it will get much warmer in the next leg of the trip - Calgary. For now though, we'll just be doing a bit more sightseeing in Seattle. ____________________________________ We took the double-decker "hop on hop off" tour of Seattle, stopping off at places of interest among ...

... They are putting in the IV for the anesthesia when all of a sudden Hoshi says "I feel flush", his eyes roll back in his head, then he looks a little like the movie "Exorcist" when the muscles in his back spasm causing him to almost sit upright then fall back in bed again. Kristy is a terrified wreck but Mark is just fine, wakes up a few seconds later wondering why there are so many people at his bed that weren't there a second ago. Apparently this ...

... to pound the rice until it's smooth and shiny. Perfect rhythm is a critical part of the process. The mochi master, who reaches into the usu and turns the rice between hits, calls out the rhythm in sing-song Japanese words. It reminds me of African work chants or rowers on the queen's barge. If the pounders are off, the mochi master's fingers get smashed; not a good way to start the New Year. Lots of teenagers and adults ...

... game, maze ring, the ever so informative How To Make Love book for $.50, power ranger cards, suduko, cowgirl air freshner, the wish list book, tissue, snacks, the presidents flip book so they can be prepared for DC trivia night...fun to pull together, over to their house at 3 to spend the rest of the day with them packing, swapping photos, getting sentimental but not too much since we are all in denial. the hansons, alexandra, douglas, jeff all stop by - we drink, pack the car ...

... park at Macy's parking lot, stop at Starbucks, latte and a scone. The Nordstrom spa, the ambiance, scented candles soothe the soul (but still I'm rushed, despite it all), the pedicure and then the hands, my nails all smooth I'm trimmed and buffed and good to go, look for earrings, oh, let's get some gifts. Seattle morning now, Westlake Mall is crowded people buying selling begging standing, look at that, two guys in ...

... 29 Sept) Singapore to Penang, Malaysia After spending a couple days in Penang to get our bearings, we will take a ferry across to Medan. From Medan we will go south through Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok. 07 Nov Denpasar (Bali) to Cairns From Cairns we will travel down the coast of Queensland via greyhound bus (diving the Great Barrier Reef along the way). 01 Dec Brisbane to Auckland ...