The dearth of houses for sale in the area suddenly took a surprising twist. Old people must have taken up synchronised moving-into-retirement-homes (what with the Olympics starting this summer) and we have our eyes on two places.
'Fairfield' is in a good area. Expensive, true, but the house is on two city lots. 'Ash' is cheaper but that's because it's not in such a prestigious area. It's near to the park we like going to, which is a bonus. The property taxes are lower for 'Ash' than for 'Fairfield' too. Both houses are around 1,500 square feet. I guess things may be looking up. We put a bid in on 'Fairfield' and it was countered, so we'll see how 'Ash' looks like inside before we consider meeting 'Fairfield' half-way...
Went to a concert on Thursday night up at the Montage Mountain Ampitheater. Stereophonics were the support act (you may know them, you may not. Rock band from Wales) and the main act was David Bowie (if you don't know who he is, get back under that rock). The 'Phonics did a forty minute set that included stuff from their last two albums. I was hoping for something like 'Traffic' from Word Gets Around or 'The Bartender And The Thief' from Performance And Cocktails (stuff they did before I moved to the States) but the crowd were very responsive so I shouldn't complain. They got a rousing ovation from everyone at the end of their set, so I think they may have a few fans in the US that they didn't have last week. Bowie... what can I say? The man is a musical God that walks amongst us. He started with 'Rebel Rebel' and went on for over two hours. He bantered with the crowd and we lapped it up like puppies. His act was split equally between newer stuff from Heathen and Reality (his two most recent works); classic songs like 'China Girl' and 'All The Young Dudes' and a selection of cover versions and obscure B-sides. It was one of the best concerts I have been to. Big thanks to both Bowie and the 'Phonics for a great night's entertainment. It reflects in my 'Listen' choices for today.
We went to Bushkill Falls yesterday to see "the Niagara of Pennsylvania". Bit of a grand statement... they both happen to be waterfalls that you wouldn't want to fall down, but there the similarity ends. Bushkill is a series of smaller waterfalls, so it made for great picture opportunities. Like this one in the picture above, where a group of kids were cajoled by their mother to get a bit closer (a lot wetter) for a snapshot. In case you're wondering, the main falls are much bigger than this trickle. It looks pretty good... I might start putting more pictures in the blog. Don't know why I haven't before.
Anyhow, we walked around for over two hours and took quite a few pictures. My legs still feel like lead and I was wearing proper walking books so I feel sorry for the people I saw walking around the hiking trails in flip-flops.
Listen : Sunday - David Bowie ... Have A Nice Day - Stereophonics ... Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand.
