The New Year starts with promising news on our house, the one that we have an offer on. The bank has got our paperwork and is going to review it shortly.  Fingers crossed. Then we have to get a house inspection and a reverse mortgage approved. We have driven past the house many times, and the last time we did it looked unoccupied and the dog cage that was on the front porch was gone. The grass is about a foot long in the front yard. I have lots of gardening plans in my head. Probably the first thing is to get some bare root fruit trees and roses before the season is over.
Doug and I have been on a couple of short hikes, one to the old Paramount movie set, and one to Tapo Canyon. Both were interesting and nice and green from the rain that we have had recently.
I am hoping that the next time I write here we will be making plans to move.

We had a great Christmas and New Year. We visited with Ryan's dad and step mom in Palmdale and Heather and Ryan came to stay with us. We went out for New Years to the Angel City cafe with our friends Rob and Madeleine, and listened and watched Don Peake, Harlan Spector and band play. Doug and I got to dance, and we went home after midnight.