New Kitchen

By living through a pandemic last year, we decided that it just might be time to have a home base. To have another home and home base for part time RV travel. I always thought that I would know when, but could not have imagined that scenario.

So, we selected the New River Valley of Virginia to be close to family. And of course the southwest part of Virginia was our home for 21 of my working years. We looked at many homes, but during July of 2020 the country was still pandemic stricken so there were not really many on the market. Luckily, through a friend, we found a place with the perfect location in Radford, Virginia that was not even listed on the market. A 1956 house with the most recent updates done in 1989. We decided on this house knowing that many updates were desired including a new kitchen!

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It’s Been Awhile!

We have really been enjoying the spring and summer in the Virginia mountains and our new mid-century home! So much so that I kind of got away from regular blog updates. It has now been over two months since the last post! I have missed writing and creating posts that document our activities and happenings in life. I will endeavor to catch back up.

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New Kitchen Progress Report

The kitchen remodeling project is finally making some progress. If you remember, we signed the contract and made a down payment in late October to hold our place in line. The basic plan was to completely remodel the kitchen and replace the flooring in both the kitchen and adjoining room. The further plan was to have all work completed in three months while we were gone south for the winter! Will they make it? Below is an update of the good and the bad…

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Venturing Out – Biker Bar, Hike, and a Move

We are nearing the end of our month stay in Clermont Florida. It has been a month of hiking, taking long walks, reading many books, some scheduled truck maintenance, and a couple more excursions out. One day trip was over the the east coast to check out an RV park for a possible future stay. Another trip was to a cool little Tiki Hut on a lake for lunch – the Biker Bar! Then there was a hike and more!

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Savannah, Ga – Part 2

Our four night stayover was long enough for a couple of forays into the city to walk between the town squares and admire the stately old homes. In part 1, Pat and I walked around a bit and had a great anniversary dinner. In part 2, I’ve mainly included a few more photos that I liked. Hope you do too. It was great to see all the Christmas decorations on the grand old homes. Savannah, Ga part 2 plus some other thoughts…

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Asheboro, NC – first stop winter 2020

We debated whether to travel at our normal slow pace (150 miles and stay a few days), or just bite the bullet and drive like a demon bat and get to the warmer climate. The slower pace won out since we can still get out for hiking and walking about in the 40-50 degree weather. Even with the virus running loose there must still plenty of things to do. So, our first stop was in the small friendly town of Asheboro, NC.

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Vacation Time!

It has been a month since my last blog update. We have been quite busy with the new “sticks and bricks” house. Many changes and updates are now completed or else will be done soon. Such is the life when buying an older home. I find that doing many of these chores is very enjoyable, but after three months with very little time off, we are both ready for a break. Besides that it is getting cold in Virginia and we have already gotten two small snowfalls! Vacation time!

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Fall 2020 Updates

We have had another busy three weeks. Some great fall weather with temps in the 70’s and mostly sunny. With a few cold snaps thrown in. I suspect the cold will be making more appearances very soon. We both work on projects during the day and then spend some time relaxing at night watching a program or two. So, here is a quick recap of our last three weeks of transition and our fall 2020 updates…

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