Wow. If Dale and Chris are going to wait until the economy is stable, they won't be retiring for another 10 years. > From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 11:36:32 -0700 (PDT) > > Dale update > > > From: Chris Mengarelli <http://www.gmail.com/~c.mengarelli.ca> > > Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 11:28:33 -0700 > > > > That would be nice if Morgane continued to help with the > > newsletter. She does have a flair for marketing. > > > > I'm glad to hear that both you and Robert are still working. It > > helps ease the frustration of having to stay put. > > > > Dale is working full time from home - busier than ever! He was > > supposed to retire on May 1st, but that plan got delayed until > > the economy is looking stable again. My days are full with > > video exercises and most days getting my 10,000 steps. We also > > hike early on Friday mornings. My weekly art class is on Zoom > > and working out pretty well. I started with a new teacher right > > before this all started, so it was an adjustment for me in > > several ways. It's all good because I'm doing more now that's I > > did before! What kind of art projects are you doing? Reading, > > puzzles, Zoom happy hours, a little yard work and more cooking > > take up a bit of time as well. All-in-all, we're doing really > > well considering the circumstances. > > > > Take care and stay safe! > > Chris > > > > > On May 24, 2020, at 9:08 AM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote: > > > Well Bob and Morgane clashed a lot, but I really > > > can't say if that was a factor. She said it was a hard > > > decision to make to move because she really did want to > > > contribute to furthering our co-op. > > > Maybe she will help us with the newsletter? > > > It was good to see you guys! How are you staying busy? Me & > > > Robert are doing fine, our jobs are easily done from home, > > > though my hours have been reduced(but my company was able to > > > keep paying us full-time in the interim which is nice) do not > > > mind some time off to do some home projects also art > > > projects! > > > > > >> On Sat, 23 May 2020, Chris Mengarelli wrote: > > >> Thanks for the update Noelle. I was afraid it was something > > >> worse (like a conflict with/between the other board members). > > >> I hope her decision to move works out for her. > > >> > > >> Chris > > >> > > >>> On May 23, 2020, at 4:05 PM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote: > > >>> On Sat, 23 May 2020, Chris Mengarelli wrote: > > >>>> Hi Noelle! > > >>>> It was good to see everyone at the Zoom board meeting and > > >>>> get caught up on t he status of the co-op. Wonderful to > > >>>> hear that there's some cash in the bank account! > > >>>> 😁 I was surprised to see that Morgane is no > > >>>> longer the President. > > >>>> Are you at liberty to tell me what happened? > > >>> > > >>> she met someone who lives in the same town in Colorado that > > >>> Melissa and Christian Borglum live. I don't know how long > > >>> they have known each other but Morgane decided to uproot > > >>> herself from here and take the plunge to be with her in CO. > > >>> > > >>> She announced her plans in the April Board meeting and we > > >>> didn't see that coming(I had mentioned that we need to > > >>> start thinking about upcoming elections and then she said I > > >>> need to tell you what I am planning on doing). Allyson is > > >>> doing a good job taking up the mantle of President! :) > > >>> > > >>>> Chris