bigger and better
(better = works) day 1. boston ma. 83°F at about 10 am with much ceremony dad and i climb up into the giant 22′ truck to begin our journey. antony at the wheel. engine rumbling. shift into gear. step on…
antony
ready for the road
i picked up our penske truck yesterday. it is gigantic. 22′ long. giant cab. great diesel rumble. it looked way too big. this morning 2 guys from gentle giant arrived to help us pack the more fragile items and then…
the shop is closed
i sold my last piece of woodshop equipment today. great to not have to move it but it is very bittersweet to see the totally empty shop that i took me so long to create. it made it a bit…
a sea of boxes
the packers from gentle giant were here yesterday and today packing the house. they were a great crew that were very patient with us making sure that they weren’t packing anything that was destined for storage in saint louis or…
cheap labour
dad arrived today to help with packing the items we are putting in storage and then share the driving of the truck to saint louis. a bit of excitement at the airport trying to locate his lost bag. two airlines…
hangin’ with the homies from the hood
tonight we invited over the neighbors for beer, wine & snacks one last time before we’re off (actually the first time in the 7 years we’ve lived there). once again it was very nice and a poke in the eye…
comedians
as we continue to get the house ready for the move we are generating mountains of stuff that needs to find a new home. trash and recyclables to the recycling center, books to the library, clothes and household goods to…
the last
this week i began what will be a long series of lasts. last haircut at scizzors (after 21 years i’ve known john longer than anyone else in boston)last visit to my dentist (during my visit i was patient #1 for…
how much for the doggy in the window
after spending most of thursday and friday prepping we had our moving sale today. everything priced to move. unfortunately once again i didn’t take any photos, so this picture will have to serve as my approximation. i promise to do…
goodbye to the green mountain state
another in what i’m sure will be a series of tough milestones. yesterday we drove off from our vermont cabin for the last time. and that makes it seem easy like we headed up, said our goodbyes and drove off…