Cassi Creek: Bad or
no cell phone reception, lack of cable bandwidth, and lack of sunlight caused
by steep valley walls have all come together as an indicator that we may need
to follow the Oregon Trail. Throw in the
onset of Parkinson’s and the various sources of pain that we deal with daily,
and it seems to us that the time to move from extreme rural to urban dwelling
has arrived.
Six years ago,
I could cut and split firewood using a hammer and wedges. Today, even using a hydraulic splitter taxes
me. The vibration from trimmers, mowers,
chain saws, etc., got to the point last year that after half an hour or so of
using them I would find it difficult to use my left arm.
This is no
place to live when the upkeep and daily chores over power the ability to
perform those chores.
It’s time to
move back into the city. If that is
evident then perhaps a greater degree of change is called for.
Six years ago
when moved here, neither of us propose moving any further west. Gloria did not tell me that she had always
wanted to live in Eugene Oregon and I made the erroneous assumption that my
drive to move west and north, always present, side tracked for a number of good
reasons, would not appeal to her. Therefore,
we wound up here and have largely enjoyed the place. But the Pacific Time zone beckons and if we
are to get there without seeing the elephant, the time to migrate is upon
us.
So the
planning has begun.
In the interim,
it is nearly Jim Bridger’s birthday!
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