Getting settled…slowly

 So, I'm a bit slow in updating the blog……maybe I'm just slow  period !    Actually, there is not a lot going on that is blog worthy.    Yes, I could use the fancy camera and take some art pics or nature photos ( deer nearby…. birds that I don't know the name of….close up of all the pollen floating around in the air ) but mostly, I just enjoy the views rather selfishly.   I did put up a hummingbird feeder yesterday and already we have them coming for a drink.   Once the landscaping is in, I hope to find something they enjoy snacking on.
    We spend our days on the PB courts, searching online for furnishings, dusting (never ending), enjoying the new gas range, thrilled that our tap water is really good ( Becca, it's NOT Florida water )….  and driving to Grand Junction where there are stores … big box stores and stores with stuff that I might or might not need.   BUT, there is no Pottery Barn or Panera for at least a 6 hour drive !!    BUT, there is a Mexican restaurant on every corner….and that is a very good thing.

We now have cable and fast internet.   Today the "Budget Blind" guy visits …. the decorator quotes were very high so we are hoping he comes in a bit more reasonable.

The community is just what we were looking for.    Already, we know names and faces and people welcome us by name.      Montrose has that midwestern friendliness that we remember from our growing up years only this is the Western variety with Levi's the accepted dress everywhere and big Ford 150 trucks are the preferred mode of getting around…..Suburu's are also popular and of course, Jeeps.       Cows and horses and llamas and goats and sheep abound in the fenced open areas.    Children live in Cobble Creek and it is a delight seeing them on their bikes and fishing on the pond.   We have missed the mix of ages and seeing babies smiling in grocery carts makes me happy.

So, here's a couple of pics….  I promise to do better.       This is a bad phone photo taken at the tea last weekend.    From Lt to Rt….. Pam, my next door neighbor who lived here for 5 years with NO neighbors and now she's surrounded.    Next is Karen, a former school superintendent from Denver.    Next is moi, and then Susan who along with her husband Gary, had their Real Estate business in Denver for over 30 years.    We all play at golf.

 Susan and I went out and played 9 holes the other day……I won't reveal my score but the greens are undulating and fast and 3 putts were the norm of the day.    I know there is a learning curve and I will eventually find the best approach.     P and I tried out the driving range yesterday….aside from hitting balls, we also knew the others at the range so chatting took up some of our time.       That's one of the big adjustments here……we meet familiar faces everywhere.   It's rather nice and comforting not to be a stranger.

Here's a pic of the new couch…..and the cocktail table and the now working fireplace.    I am really happy with the contemporary look….ceramic rocks and a straight line of flames that burn yellow and spiky ….  I couldn't capture the look so I'll have to try a night shot.      The couch is like a wide wale corduroy….. It looks better sitting on it than wearing it !!  Today, we will get the matching loveseat.
I've ordered 2 lamps and a dining light and will return them all…..just not what I thought .    Very frustrating.  

I'm back to walking and this is my view.    The mountains look closer than in the picture.    The weather is perfect….dry and sunny and 90 doesn't seem that uncomfortable.   BUT, you must wear sunscreen since we are that much closer to the sun ( 6000 ft closer ) and you will burn quickly.   And staying hydrated in 20 % humidity is a must.

The RV is cleaned up and emptied and sits in storage just down the road at
the campground we stayed in for the past couple of weeks.   The personnel are very nice and we feel it is secure there.  We hope to get out and do some exploring once we get somewhat settled.


And, congratulations to my brother Tom who just bought a beautiful home in the foothills of the Sierras.    Surrounded by the pines, it looks like a perfect setting for  him and Regina.    I guess the need to be near the mountains is genetic. !!