Settling In

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I guess it's really true -- professional movers will pack anything!

I've spent the last week unpacking boxes and trying to get us settled in our new place. It's all going well, but we have so much stuff that it just takes a while. At least we have DSL and cable now -- a great improvement!

I always forget how many books I have until I'm trying to find homes for all of them in the bookcases again. I've shed books many times over the years, but I never seem to quit buying new ones, and Marty has started reading more and so we have just as many books as ever. Right now I'm on the verge of saying goodbye to my last books from my years as a grad student. Farewell, Nietzsche and Foucault!

So, the study is coming along, as is the kitchen. We had our first homecooked meal last Friday night -- Katynka's famous pot roast, naturally. I suppose I should change the name of that recipe to "world famous," now. Tonight I plan to make lasagne and a peach pie, so even though the kitchen isn't completely unpacked, it's very usable.

Anyway, we're getting settled. Ziggy likes the new place very much (he's a big fan of carpet and stairs). I think we'll like it too, when it's all organized and everything is put away.

Here's one more picture, from last Saturday, of the sunset over I-84 around Manchester, Connetcicut. We were on the way home from a softball team party, and Marty took this from the car as I was driving. I do love that New England sky.