We love our new apartment here in Cuenca. One of the things we were glad to be rid of was the ongoing maintenance we had on a California house built in the 1920’s. Seems that follows wherever you own property though… There is a parking lot next to our building, and about a month ago […]
High End Apartment Rental
The “New Cathedral” is a constant sight from our living room window, but during a few celebrations during the year, it is lighted in the evening, giving us a new nighttime view. Technically the Foundation Day celebration doesn’t start till tomorrow, but a few events jumped the gun and started tonight. Lighting of the […]
SOLD
We decided to sell our California house in January 2013, and finally got it on the market in June 2013 (it took longer to pack & give away a lifetime of stuff, plus prep the house than I had expected). After five months of no offers, we took it off the market in November. […]
Doctors, Lawyers, Carpenters, Electricians, Oh My
View from our living room window looks over the rooftops to the iconic “New Church” trio of blue domes. The last couple days have been a flurry of dealing with professionals of all types. We came to Ecuador, fully expecting locals to work on “Latin Time.” We had heard many horror stories of people making […]
Home For Sale!
Wow… This has been a much longer process than I ever imagined, getting our Berkeley home ready for sale. After more than 4 months of giving away most of what we owned (65″ HDTV? Hey, you, painting the inside of our house? You want that? It’s yours!), and putting a few thngs into storage to […]