2020 Coming to an End

I've not written much in the last few days (or even this year) as 2020 was not a lot of fun. We were expecting "The Roaring 20s" of the last century, instead we got " The Masked 20s" wrapped in fear. I passed up Christmas as it was not the Merry Season it is supposed to be. My family mourned two losses in December. My brother in law passed away mid-month; and my nephew never got to play with his stillborn grandson. We met on Christmas and celebrated in a somber manner, no hugs, a few tears. Yes, I'm happy to see this go away. 

As we stand on the cusp of 2021, there are worries in the future. We need the vaccine. We need a strong democracy (which the weak puppet-elect cannot give us) to unite the country. We need so much that we are not going to get. The next 4 years will be hard endure as we fight an invisible killer (Covid-19) and the very visible "progressive" movement that will lead us to defeat. 

I do not talk politics in my blog, so I need to apologize to my readers, I just broke my own rule. But I do talk about my life and times and pretty pictures. Two evenings ago we had an amazing moon-rise. The sky was pink and a paper moon skimmed over the mountains as it was rising into the night sky.

That night the moon shone like a spotlight in an inky sky. Does that moon represent anything? I doubt it. With that, I wish you a better 2021-- but I'm waiting for the other shoe to fall.

Covid Bear

I made this bear for my friend Kay. She specifically asked for a masked bear. I hope this is the last masked bear I have to make. 

Kizen and his Teddy Bear

Meet Kizen and his new teddy bear. He's a year old on Christmas. 

He seems to be enjoying his new toy.

 

Good News

Our house went "live" on Saturday morning at 9 AM. It was supposed to go "on sale" on January 1, but everything was in order, so our real estate agent asked if he could put it up on the web. By 10:30 we had a call from the agent saying that a couple wanted to see the house between 12 and 12:30. They arrived at noon and stayed for over 2 hours. From my vantage point in the RV, they seemed to look at everything from the outside. I wanted to be a fly on the wall, but I knew I needed to stay in the RV and be patient. At 3 our agent called saying we had an over-price cash offer on the home. WHEW! It was sold.

It was uncomfortable having someone evaluate my home, yet the results were incredible. My beautiful home sold in 6 hours. I don't know if that is a record or not, but it was fast. 

Yesterday we met the buyers and we liked them and they love our home. I can rest at night knowing that my home will have people who love it as much as I do. It's hard work getting a home ready to sell. I need to thank our real estate agent who helped us along the way; the stager who made our home look wonderful; my neighbor who helped more than he will ever know; and a host of other folks who were very encouraging all along the way. 

It's Busy Outside

The last few weeks have been very busy for the DrCs. We found a new house; we emptied the old house, and today we started full-timing in our RV. The stagers arrived today and set up the home completely different from the way we had it. We now have 3 very distinct bedrooms, and cool entertainment room, a great room all decorated in "cool, hip" neutrals. 

The living room

The dining area

Our home is well designed and very pretty. Let's hope it sells quickly. If you know someone who wants a custom home on almost 12 acres, let me know.

A Visit to Zion

Over the weekend we had special treat...an opportunity to visit Zion National Park in Utah. Zion was beautiful; and while there were people there, it was not overcrowded and we could drive our car on all the park roads. 

To top off the day, we saw this buck taking a sun bath. Then, he stuck out his pink tongue. I've never seen a deer stick out his tongue. 

It was a good weekend.

 

Watch This Spot

Sunset on the desert

Mountain Lake at Sunset

 

Guess what? More critters

I love making these critters and now that I'm getting more orders...it's hard to keep up with the demand. So  I made a teddy bear for Kaizen and a hedgehog for Sharon.

BUT...here's the recipient of a teddy bear and, according to his grand dad, Benjamin is completely in love with his teddy bear. He got the present on Thanksgiving and would not let it down the whole time grand dad was there. Proof...kids like these guys.