High Corners at Last

I see it’s been a week since my last post. I can’t believe the time has flown so fast. Instead of moving into our house last Wednesday, we waited until Saturday when we had more time to make the move together.

The house continues to be in total disarray. Too much stuff and not enough places to put stuff. I got the wine cooler assembled and most of the wine put away. (First things first, you know).

Kim and I did our first major grocery shopping on Saturday. Great stores here, really, if you don’t look at the prices. Everything we need and want is available. The prices, however, are out of sight. Here are some examples: $5 for one artichoke; $1.60 for one lemon; $6.80 for one can of Edge shaving cream (isn’t this about 50¢ at the SCJ company store?); about $15 for one veal chop (Provimi, from Wisconsin). Most of the people we talk to say they’ve just stopped looking at the prices. Ah well, Woo Hoo! We live on a beautiful island!

Kim is in Geneva this week, so I’m on my own. I hoping to get stuff done here at the house, but unfortunately need to deal with contractors. There are all those things that need to be accomplished to make the house our own. You know, stuff like more shelves in closets, magnifying mirrors in the bathroom, electrical outlets in the right places. Then, there are other things that need attention. Garage door opener is faulty, patio doors don’t open properly, light bulbs need replacing. I’m doing some on my own, but still need outside help, so that’s taking some time finding the right people. Our landlord is quite good at agreeing to pay for the changes we’re asking for. He’s admitted that he has no idea what needs to be done, since he has to rely on his tenants. Previous tenants, for example, had never opened some of the patio doors, so they don’t operate smoothly or easily.

I know I’ve promised pictures to make this blog more interesting. I’ve taken some, but have had a bit of trouble posting them properly. I’m working on it so they’ll come eventually.

A bit about Michael Anne. She’s past the halfway mark of her first semester, junior year. She turns 21 in December. She’s planning on spending her second semester in Florence, Italy for her “semester abroad”. My guess is it’s a pretty neat junket – you know, courses, like “wine and food appreciation”, or similar. Well, there might be some courses with substance, too. She’ll be leaving for Florence (from Bermuda) in late January.

Weather continues to be “Bermudian”. Seventies with humidity that seems to be a bit lower than during the summer. And the days are definitely getting shorter. Soon I’ll be able to see the sunrise without getting up in the middle of the night. The sea continues to mesmerize me. I’ve not kept many of the photos I’ve taken of the ocean because they just don’t capture what I see. And I’m colorblind, so anyone with normal color vision has got to be totally enthralled with the views.

Cheers for now. Drop a line when you can.