Back to Burbank!

 

Toby and I arrived here on October 1st, sorry to leave Chocorua but so glad to see the family here:

 

 

 

Finding that Sam is near completion on his amazing outdoor structure,

 

 

 

 

Not surprised that the M's are still loving rainbow ice cream at Baskin Robbins--where we also got free pumpkins!

 

 

 

Touched that they came for a sleep-over the next weekend and wanted to repeat all the usual's:  Pizza for dinner, the Lego Movie (which we've watched so many times that they I-Padded during most of it, but I was still engrossed, Mr. Little books at bedtimes, choc.chip and regular pancakes for breakfast, and art in the studio).

 

New Things:

 

Toby in his 6-bed board and care home just up the street from our house here. Big, big, BIG change for both of us.  I was surprised and pleased to find that he likes it there.

 

 

I've taken my paints over to paint furniture on the patio while he watches and we listen to music.  I see him almost every day.

 

 

 

Taking him to watch Max's soccer practice.

 

 

 

Lea down from Palo Alto--giving Toby a hello hug.

 

 

 

My big splurge:  a Water Rower

Set up in our living room--smooth to row on--good exercise--and from Warren, Rhode Island (just next to Barrington) where they know how to make boats.  As David wrote:

"I love the idea of you rowing on a Rhode Island rower with the sounds of the water--in your living room in the California desert!"