Sunday, March 13, 2016

We're Home!

Ok, I know I said I would be back to the blog and there has been only one post since January...sorry about that.  We have been a little busy
buying a house! 
This house!!
We hadn't planned to buy and were very much hoping to live on post at Fort Sam Houston, but the waiting list for housing was 6-9 months.  So, we started looking at rentals.  San Antonio has a very tight rental market at the moment, which meant little to choose from and very high prices.  We decided buying might be a smarter thing to do.  We started looking and very soon found this lovely home in Windcrest.  This city borders San Antonio proper, is convenient to freeways, shopping, church, and, most important, to post.  The house was built in 1965 and our neighborhood has wide quiet streets and lots of trees.  Right  now, the inside of our house looks a lot like this.
These are part of what we estimate to be 6,500 pounds of books!  That is A LOT of books.  (We think we will be doing a little bit of weeding).  So, I am posting mostly realtor pictures for now, so you can see what the house looks like.
 
We are charmed by the leaded glass door featuring a Texas star!
 
Authentic Saltillo tiles are in all the rooms except bedrooms.  They are really lovely.  There is a fabulous sunroom full of windows.  We have a great fireplace which creates a cozy feeling and will possibly be useful about 6 weeks of the year.  The breakfast nook has vintage stained glass.   The 1960's kitchen has been smartly updated with granite and stainless. 




The bathrooms have been updated as well. The lighting and cabinets make the small Master bath feel bigger.  The galvanized lamps and counter in the guest bath are really fun.
 
 We  have a fantastic backyard with 5 big trees, a grill, a fire pit, and a pool.   
It isn't the ocean, it isn't the lake, but it will be really nice in the long, hot Texas summer.   


When we are not in the pool, you can find us under the live oaks with Dash and a good book. 
We invite you to join us.
 
ADIOS AMIGOS


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Sunday, July 26 2009

Sunday, July 26 2009
Remember this sign?
We have learned something really interesting about this "welcome sign" which we thought was a big billboard that was pasted onto an old overpass. It turns out that this is a defensive emplacement known as a rock drop. It is a big concrete box full of rubble and rocks. In the event of an invasion by North Korea the panels underneath the drop will be opened and release the rubble across the roadway, hampering movement into South Korea.

SOLAR ECLIPSE!

SOLAR ECLIPSE!
Might look like the moon - but it's the sun!
On Wednesday July 22 Asia experienced a solar eclipse and we got to see it! Miraculously the expected day of monsoon rain did not materialize and the sky was mostly clear for the duration. During the eclipse, which occured around 11:00 a.m., the sun was much too bright to view directly - we had to be satisfied with reflected images. But, as the sun began to re-appear, just enough clouds came in to allow us to look - and take a picture. It was quite something to behold and we feel lucky for the opportunity.

On A Clear Day...

On A Clear Day...
We had 2 days of church meetings in the Seoul area. Today the weather was remarkably clear and I was able to get a great view of the city skyline and the radio tower. Usually the sky is too hazy for a view like this. Pollution, rain, high humidity or dust storms are contributing factors.