Re: new news (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Ah.  One less friend to visit in the LA area, I suppose.

I wouldn't be able to move (or, at least, move in a substantial way)
simply because it's too difficult for me to make new friends.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:15:30 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > wow.
 > 
 >  > From: Lizzie <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~l>
 >  > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:54:50 -0700
 >  > 
 >  >  Hi  Noelle,
 >  >  
 >  >  Congratulations on entering a new phase of life!  I think
 >  >  you’ll like it.
 >  >  
 >  >  Climate change is definitely on my mind.  We’re in
 >  >  the middle of our first summer heat wave, though
 >  >  it’s cooling off now.  This will be the norm I think
 >  >  into October and November.
 >  >  
 >  >  I’m also thinking about climate change because we
 >  >  too have new news!  We are moving to the Hudson River Valley in
 >  >  NY from Los Angeles.  I’m attaching an article from
 >  >  today’s LA Times that points to our situation,
 >  >  though we are luckier than most as we own our home, we built up
 >  >  savings for times such as the Pandemic and the two strikes.
 >  >  However, enough is enough.  We moved here so Roger could work,
 >  >  which he is not doing, so we’re in the middle of a
 >  >  hot city, in a condo, with a dog.  Both of us would rather be
 >  >  in a more natural setting, perhaps have a yard, a view maybe?
 >  >  Anyway, we love the Hudson Valley and it’s a
 >  >  buyer’s market there now, while it’s a
 >  >  seller’s market here.  We will look for work there,
 >  >  the Hudson Valley has lots of non-profit visual arts
 >  >  organizations, and R will either work or continue his volunteer
 >  >  work with foster dogs.  Anyway, climate change is on my mind as
 >  >  we look for a new house (nothing that will flood in the next 30
 >  >  years .  .  .  or at least we think?!?)  and as we plan our
 >  >  cross-country trip in the middle of August.
 >  >  
 >  >  Our place goes on the market July 10.  We have a family
 >  >  vacation in Tacoma (new great niece born this morning!), then
 >  >  more packing, and we’re out of here the first week
 >  >  of August.
 >  >  
 >  >  You will be one of the first to know where we land!
 >  > 
 >  >  XO
 >  > 
 >  >  Lizzie
 >  > 
 >  >  >  On  Jun  22,  2024,  at  11:16  AM,  Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>  wrote:
 >  >  >  Hi!  I was thinking of you because I recently left my job(on
 >  >  >  good terms) but I don't want to say I have retired.  I came
 >  >  >  to the conclusion I don't want to spend my hours working in
 >  >  >  this job and career(I could easily get another job since
 >  >  >  there are a lot of recruiters who are after me but for now I
 >  >  >  am done!  I am open to working if it feels right but I'm
 >  >  >  leaning toward not)
 >  >  >  
 >  >  >  Right now I'm doing some spontaneous stuff like yesterday
 >  >  >  was Make Music Day and there were people all over downtown
 >  >  >  SJ playing music and I cycled there and hung out for a few
 >  >  >  hours.  I'll be visiting SB 7/13-18.  I haven't been there
 >  >  >  since Xmas.  I also wanted to leave my job so I could be
 >  >  >  more available for my dad & Gail.  He is getting worse but
 >  >  >  she's still able to keep him home.
 >  >  >  
 >  >  >  She has to tell him how to do everything now.  Then Robert's
 >  >  >  mom had to evacuate from her town of .  She
 >  >  >  didn't think she needed to take her cat(she left him with
 >  >  >  food and water)but she's been out of town with her friends
 >  >  >  since Monday.Fortunately her friend is friends with owner of
 >  >  >  art gallery with guesthouses place in San Patricio and they
 >  >  >  were staying there Another friend who did not evacuate
 >  >  >  checked on the cat so her house was not in the burn zone.
 >  >  >  Several of her friends lost their homes in the hills.Today
 >  >  >  they found out that residents can return Monday.
 >  >  >  
 >  >  >  This  is  good  in  depth  article  about  the  situation:
 >  >  >  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/22/-wildfires-floods-disaster
 >  >  > 
 >  >  >  > 
 >  >  >  >  Any  news  on  your  end?  How  are  you  doing?