::tap tap:: is this thing on?

It's been almost a year, during which not much has happened on either house front. The old place is listed, the new place got a new floor in the dining/front room, and eventually, we'll take the Christmas lights down.

Your basic holding pattern, at least until the old place either sells (pleasepleaseplease) or we find renters for it.

Owning two houses: a mistake for all but the super rich.