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TRAVEL HERE: MAYBE NOT! If you’ve been following me on Fridays you know we’ve just moved to Wylie.  It’s a part of my beloved Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex, but nothing about it is very metro.  I need to get used to that if I’m going to live in the rural backwater of Heath, but for now,Continue reading “Well, Maybe Not Exactly Here”

HEADING TO HEATH: DO WE HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE? Monday night things looked grim.  Yet another landlord had nixed our six-month lease issue and the list of issues with our friend’s house was growing.  After we saw it, we realized the house didn’t have a straight-forward answer to our pet issues. My Precious isContinue reading “Did We Find Our Rental?”

HEADING TO HEATH: WILL WE FIND A PLACE TO LIVE? I believe in the power of prayer and friendship. Early on a Saturday morning I made a post on Facebook, “Mission Find-a-Rental is in full swing. I’m hearing a lot of ‘But you have to sign a year’s lease!’, ‘Pets? I don’t think so!’, andContinue reading “Will We Find a Rental?”

HEADING TO HEATH: STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE TO LIVE! With my list in hand I started to make calls. It was an eye-opening experience. It’s Off the Market About the first zillion calls I made for rental houses were completely useless.  The houses were “off the market,” “leased,” “gone” and otherwise unavailable. This is whenContinue reading “Mission Find-a-Rental Revisited”

HEADING TO HEATH: WHERE TO LIVE IN THE MEANTIME So last week I mentioned we were having a little difficulty finding a place to rent.  Well, actually I think I said I thought we were going to be homeless.  Let me tell you about it. Blinded by a Misconception When Bill and I returned toContinue reading “Mission Find-a-Rental”

TRAVEL HERE: DINNER AT YE SHIRE TAVERN No, I haven’t turned into a Hobbit, but I have found a great little neighborhood restaurant you should try. Stopping by Ye Shire Tavern It was late on a Sunday night.  After church we’d put in a full day of rental house shopping.  We were tired and all we wantedContinue reading “Welcome to Ye Shire”

HEADING TO HEATH: DOING BUSINESS WITH FRIENDS Well, closing day is still a few weeks off, but everything is going smoothly – at least as smoothly as anything Bill and I ever expect – but there are a lot of things are going on.  In other words, the deposit money went hard. Escrow Things First,Continue reading “Business with Friends”

TRAVEL HERE: FOOD WITH FRIENDS AT FRANKIE’S Here’s a local hangout in Richardson, near Custer and Lookout, you probably didn’t know was there.  Even though we were looking for it we missed it, because it’s hidden away between Canyon Creek Square and Valley Glen Drive. Frankie’s Found Through Friendship When I was in the throesContinue reading “Frankie’s Mexican Cusine, Richardson TX”

HEADING TO HEATH: WE SOLD OUR HOME Well, we sold it, but it was a job!  Now will it stay sold? Welcome to Our Open House The real fun of selling our house started one Saturday morning when we put our custom sign out in the yard, with a box of full color flyers attached,Continue reading “Sold by Owner”

TRAVEL HERE: WHAT’S AT THE DMA NOW Looking for a way to get out of the house, but don’t want to fight the heat?  Go to the Dallas Museum of Art.  Along with air conditioning, they’ve got some interesting special exhibitions right now. Mind’s Eye: Masterworks on Paper from David to Cézanne Right inside theContinue reading “The Dallas Museum of Art – Right Now”