Our dear friends Art and Linda (and traveling companions extraordinaire) helped us with our first load to the Mountain!!! We each drove a vehicle, stuffed to the proverbial gills. Once there, the unloading took place, relatively effortlessly...except...Art had some difficulty with the Hubman's shoes...
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What?!!! The Wart Hog made it???
It's a long story, but suffice it to be said that the Hubman and I struck a deal...he could keep his precious wart hog front and center as long as I could keep my family artwork...I think he got the better part of the deal...
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Self explanatory!!!
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The Hubman getting used to the stairs and the altitude...take a deep breath...
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First story boxes...
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Second story foxes...
Linda doing her best Mata Hari impersonation...
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Occasionally we carried stuff upstairs...
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Lot's to put away...
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Yep...that's our view!!!
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Natalie and Greg came by to see us...Natalie offered to hold the flag until a proper holder was put in place...
(you can see Natalie in her Heritage Square costume in Petrea's Pasadena Daily Photo blog...)
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Greg attempting to put the flag holder in place so Natalie can sit and relax on the awesome deck....
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The Hubman getting used to the new digs...
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Ohhhhh...Daisy....all those stairs...we're all going to be huffing and puffing!!!
Stay tuned...I'll be back...but it may be awhile...