OK, now that Spring has sort-of sprung in Texas (81 today) it is time to start thinking of the new year. Part of that thinking is that ... now that Dad and Mom are in The St Joseph Manor ... and that Leigh and Brooks have just had our first grandkiddo in Dallas ... might be the time to make the formal home move to the big "D".

So here it is. Last weekend we put the garden home on the block and had an open house on Sunday. A couple of folks showed up and we will advertise for the next three weeks. We would like to sell the place here in Bryan and then be able to buy a condo in the Uptown area of Dallas in the Fall. Being realistic, we have waited way too late in this slow market to sell in the next few weeks ... but what the heck we'll see what the market is up to.

Our plan is still, like in previous years, to hit the road in the Flying Scotsman on the 20th of April or so and head towards Canada. This year we will be heading generally toward Duluth and around the north of Lake Superior just to see different territory.