Still in the Midst of our overwhelming move!

Hi friends -


Had hoped to be posting by now, but realty has set in, and we continue to pack, tote, and unpack - with an occasional half day off to recuperate.  Shortly before Thanksgiving, I tore a tendon in my left wrist (the good news, -it was not my right hand), so am being careful and doing lots of sorting but very little lifting.  Am in a fiberglass cast (waterproof) and very light weight.  Relatively comfortable.   


We had planned to be moved before snowy weather - the furniture and heavy boxes in our final major load was put in place about 20 minutes before Warsaw's first snow of the season - no snow in Culver.   Excellent accidental timing.


Most people here seem to be kind and friendly.  Our next door neighbors dropped in several days after we began sleeping here - they brought some good cookies, and a warm welcome.  Tomorrow we are going to a Christmas dinner at the community building for Robin Hood Condos - dinner is being catered by Grace College.


My drawing table is still buried in boxes, but our limited edition prints are safely in order on shelves along the back wall of my studio - thanks to expert and careful handling by Chris Chambers.  As soon as that area is in order, I'm determined to get a brush in my RIGHT hand- I can feel it twitching now.  We'll soon take some photos of our condo to share with you.  Trying to port our 842-8888 land line to our "waiting to be programmed" cell phone.  As of now, the safest way to call us is on our home land line - 574-372-6339 - or email  a message to us at  info@painterandpoet.com


After we have our new cell phone set up, we will disconnect the Painter and Poet land line in Culver, and will have the cell phone programmed to receive messages.  We'll then immediately post our correct and active phone number for Painter and Poet.  Thank you all for your patience during this transition. 


Hope you all are on schedule to welcome Santa.  Peace.   from Esther