August 5 - Well, I’m on my way!  All my earthly possessions are in a 10x10 storage locker or Patience, my car.  Good news is that everything fits.  There’s even room for a passenger.

Am in the middle of some transition time and much appreciated R & R – first in Lincolnshire with Barbara, who gave comfort to a really pathetic guest while I took care of the gnarly loose ends of leaving the townhouse.  My sister, Mary, has given me a beautiful lakeside retreat in Oshkosh and tomorrow I leave for Viroqua to stay with my high school buddy, Jeanne.  Then it’s on to Minnesota.

It was an interesting beginning – I had a “What the heck were you thinking?” moment when I couldn’t find my way out of the Target parking lot at Hwy. 59 & Higgins Rd. (you don’t want to know) but managed to shake it off when Jay pointed out I have a compass Ap on my phone.  At least next time I’m lost, I’ll know the direction I went.  Talk to you soon.