Arizona to Oregon
A challenging couple of weeks ahead of us.
On the 23rd, next Tuesday, Jean and I plus our eleven dogs and five cats together with the contents of our Arizonan house move the 1,200 miles to SW Oregon! Moving to a beautiful home with 13 fabulous acres just outside the small community of Merlin, near Grants Pass.
The view from the rear deck!
The lily pool gets checked out by Pharaoh!
But managing Learning from Dogs for the next couple of weeks or so is going to be a challenge.
So I shall be re-running posts from time to time concentrating on posts that were published during the early months of Learning from Dogs on the assumption that many of today’s readers will not have seen them.
It’s likely that internet access won’t be available to me until the early days of November, so, between now and then Martin Lack of Lack of Environment has very kindly offered to monitor goings on and respond to comments. Thank you, Martin!
As British Rail have been known to say, ‘Normal service will be resumed just as soon as possible!‘
Paul Handover
All systems fully operational Paul – I have even removed the double negative in your penultimate paragraph, where you had [in effect] written, “It is unlikely that I won’t have access”“!
Martin Lack
October 19, 2012 at 01:12
Well spotted, Sir! Thanks.
Paul Handover
October 19, 2012 at 07:32
Safe journey to your new home Paul, Jean and ‘tribe’.
Wen Scott
October 19, 2012 at 06:25
Wendy, thank you so much. The day we actually set off on the 3-day trip to Oregon isn’t until next Tuesday but in terms of action, it all starts in an hour when Jean and I go to fetch the rental truck for a week-end’s packing. The ‘tribe’ seem more keen to get moving than we are!
Paul Handover
October 19, 2012 at 07:35
Looks such a beautiful place Paul, and good luck with a smooth move… and hope all the family settles down well…
Sue Dreamwalker
October 19, 2012 at 13:55
Migrating myself quite a bit… ships in the night…
Patrice Ayme
October 20, 2012 at 20:26
Oo-ooh, now I am intrigued!
Martin Lack
October 21, 2012 at 03:13
You’re not the only one who is intrigued! But this particular ship isn’t going anywhere unless the long list of tasks on this last day of packing is completed!
Paul Handover
October 21, 2012 at 07:53
Paul (and Jean)
Will miss you both, but onward we go! Wishing you both all my best!
Merci
Merci
October 21, 2012 at 19:45
Thank you, dear Merci. I’m sure we will keep in touch.
Paul Handover
October 22, 2012 at 05:44
Wow – that is a move Paul! Good luck with it and I hope you all arrive safe and well and not too many things are broken in the process!! Ruth
Ruth Nina Welsh
October 22, 2012 at 08:57
Dear Ruth, I think Paul and Jean may have already experienced something P referred to as “the giant switch-off”. If I understood him correctly this was not a reference to the US Election but, rather, to the deactivation of the Internet connection at Payson.
So, just in case he is misses this, I am sure he would want me to say thank you on his behalf. 
Martin Lack
October 22, 2012 at 09:41
Thanks so much Martin! I was running behind and didn’t quite get to comment in time. ‘The giant switch-off’ is a perfect description!!
Ruth Nina Welsh
October 22, 2012 at 09:46
Martin is doing me proud, Ruth! Still connected although the bare minimum just to keep the phone on (and a wireless IP connection as you can see). Will pull the plug on the internet in about 3 hours time – 8pm Arizona time. But we are all packed and ready to roll out of here at 7am tomorrow!
Paul Handover
October 22, 2012 at 17:18
Hi Paul. As an editor of LfD, I do not have sufficient access but, to stop most of the spam, you need to login and go to your Dashboard, select Discussion then Settings, and then scroll down to Comment blacklist – and type in “lista de email” (without quotation marks) and Save changes.
Martin Lack
October 23, 2012 at 02:58