It's been pruned, clipped, cleaned, polished, trimmed and improved in all directions. But we have agreed, and the buyer has dropped sixteen grand into her escrow account to show she is serious.

Tonight I called the Bekins man and told him to plan on loading and going on January tenth. Dear gawd, the world is beginning to tremble to its very roots. You homebodies can only imagine!

Tomorrow I fly to Oakland to pack up my one true offspring and load hiom up in a rental truck to bring him home. I think we're gonna need his help making this work!

Meanwhile, escrtow out East closes on January 5th. The money is steaming in its pot, ready to fling as conditions require, like boiling asphalt in a medieval catapult. Mwahahaha.

Heads up, Stilly! Coming your way. Rapp, I am afraid the extra loop north is a skip too far. Come to the Getaway instead!