Back to the city

 

When we return in November, the view will be full on winter-- the leaves down and the ground blanketed with snow. 

Our house is neat as a pin and ready for another long winter, which is closing in fast. Yesterday morning the hills around town had the first dusting of snow. 

  

 

I walked up the familiar street to Amanda and Tom's house for dinner one last time, something I've enjoyed over the years and frankly, will miss. I sat on the porch looking at the same view of Mill Hill that captivated me when we first came to Twisp about 18 years ago. That long!

And now a new and exciting chapter begins for all of us. I saw their new home for the first time yesterday. The old farmhouse is dripping with charm, and the orchard a wild and wonderful thing to behold. 

I don't have time to sort through all the pictures this morning, but here's a teaser:

 And we will never need to buy pears again.