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Lots of things going on! We just came from the Key Bank where we submitted an application for a Home Equity Line of Credit. This involved bringing in a lot of financial information for them to process. It doesn't cost anything to get a line of credit - the bank pays all fees, including a house appraisal which will determine the size of the line of credit. We both like Andrew, who met with us at the bank: he is low-key, casual, and also thorough. But anything financial like that, even at its best, is exhausting! But this will make it possible to move quickly if a house/condo/whatever comes on the market that we like and want to make an offer on.

Nothing is on the immediate horizon, but you never know.

At the moment, I am at the pool and Ellen is at the laundromat (nearby). Our water situation is about the same, though we haven't checked since the most recent rain. We are using water, but being very judicious, flushing with dishwater, using laundromat, etc.

Last night we had a good River Singers rehearsal with Larry Gordon, who is the founder/director of. Village Harmony and taught us two African songs: Mandela, and Imvula. Both quite a lot of fun to sing. Larry had an assistant, a young man with a fine tenor voice, whose name I didn't quite get. Larry must be close to my age, but his voice is in better shape than mine is.

Yesterday I slept in really late, so I didn't accomplish much other than get ready for River Singers (and collect documents for the bank).

Larry Gordon and his assistant