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settled, he wanted to move there permanently! --K ‘ ' I’-'_,f;;-; ' .
WHOA! If that was the case, upgrades were in ‘ '','_: ‘ ' . l'- v ,, 9 .'_
order. So, go figure, the “Jimmy Choo” in me went '.- - K * ’ g. V‘ ' V, : ' ‘ 3‘
to work! The icing on the cake was the decision to —_. I *,., _ _ - I '42‘, I. _. _\_
add a 25 yard, lap pool with an automatic cover. w fl E I A

That way I can swim laps at home any dayI want to ‘ ’ - -' i " ‘ml .. 5}»
regardless of outdoor temperature. ' ~ « . '3 __

So, many stressful and arduous months later, here _ I" I

we are! Anticipation, fun, worry, stress --all rolled . . * ’

into one big ball.Would I like the cabinets I selected ’ _ t

in July? Would the hardwood be the correct color? I

Would that faucet in the kitchen really be the one 1].. 1* -f‘,_ 3 _

I wanted? What furniture would work, and what ' _. .
would look ridiculous? After all, I am a traditionalist, , " '
with antiques and oriental rugs. I could not fathom

that anything would work in this Montana style

home. But! Most everything did fine. For now. As ~ g .7 9 .

we live with it, I know I will make changes. Time ‘ [Ell .. . _ '

willtell. l p ; gs: 3 ..

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We have worked hard to build a retreat for our wants _ -, -- ‘ ‘_' H , \ L, . ‘ '

and needs, a skeet and trap range, 5 miles of hiking ‘ ii .-,' _, "- __ V ' " " ‘ ; '
trails, a sport court for pickle ball and paddle tennis, ~ ,, 7 IF 3 " ‘ ', vj__, _

a man cave, pool table, a bar area that connects to Li‘: I N ‘ "‘I‘—‘V;jf:.'—‘

our pool with a huge deck. A creek for the dogs to g ' .
play in. A Kawasaki “Mule”. And a bunk room for ' ‘Z’ R / __ __> ..a ,’ } :\ , V _ _ y _
guests that stay late (no shoulders or lights on these ‘ I . I I 41" '‘j;*;~._‘ :
old country roads). And yet, not too far from the 1 ‘\ J ‘‘
central Cincinnati city. ‘ I

The quaint town of Morrow has 2 stoplights, 2 gas %__"- — —, I , V. -.__<:_ _ _ , :3,
stations with a drive through, a bridge over the ~—.;; '_ ; -fr" , J ‘ I" 7- . V 5 ‘,.
confluence where Todd’s Fork meets The Little . V J‘ . ; .. x 'j ; .:_;..1-;'-Er I
Miami River, a bar and grill with local grass raised ‘ ’fi_ —_ I. ) "t: I I‘; __»§‘.. .
beef, free range chicken, and locally grown produce. * _ I.“ . ,. 7 ' ‘ > I
A country club and golf course only a few miles ‘P71. _ _ “ ‘'-'__:*_£,,’»‘-'
away. There is canoe rental, and the bike trail! A I, -' - _ I ‘la ‘ jg" . v
sleepy little village with its own engine. /' y . ,, iv‘; ‘ — V ‘_._ 1: *

To date what I observe is this: it is quiet when I get I3 -

the morning paper. There are a million stars, and I ‘ if ‘it \’,_

I have found the big and Little Dipper, Orion, so » § -. 3 _ ,. . ‘

many stars, I feel so insignificant in this universe of \ I I , '_. '_ _ I '
zillions! The moon is huge and bright--slicing up . £35 ‘. ‘ I «. '
every night like a pie. The tree frogs and bull frogs > g_.,'_ "ft . ‘ _: _

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