We have arrived safely in Washington State and moved into our new home. Thank you to everyone who sent along their good wishes. Unfortunately, we do not have phone, broadband, or cable service yet although all were ordered. A Qwest representative claimed that the PUC did not allow them to turn on phone service on a Saturday (huh?) and Comcast had to be persuaded to come out within seven days (at least they were willing to do a weekend). But we have plenty to keep us occupied with boxes to unpack and furniture to arrange, rearrange.

As a treat we sought out and visited Costco Home today. I wrote about it a while ago; it is the home furnishings store which has thousands of pieces ready to be taken home, giving it a leg up over the ordering wait time at typical furniture stores. Unfortunately most of the items were, to put it politely, not to my taste (who knew the classic essence of the Adirondack chair could be so easily ruined?). But the test store has been doing well enough that Costco has is planning to open another one on the west coast. Plans for a Costco Fresh grocery superstore have been shelved.