I am a retired 44-year veteran of the Real Estate Assessment field. As with real estate assessing and how it applies to real estate taxes, one can make many acquaintances, but not many real friends. It was a great career choice.
It has been nearly 10 years since I reclaimed my home and my real passions within my home. I enjoy it more each day and tip my hat to those who I left behind.
Each day I try to stretch myself with the use of my computer as it relates to this site and using it to print out labels for quilts for trying to incorporate photos into my sewing. Life is so full and I know that I have room for more.
It is the start of new week and all is well on Stauffer Avenue. The smell of the changing seasons is in the air.
Some of the 
garden plants are ready to give up the fight and still others are going to stick around and give the Butterflies a chance to have a late season snack. Autumn Joy takes the center stage right into the cold temps and early frosts.
Dennis and I are taking every advantage possible of the patio now that we have outlived the latest batch of mosquitoes.