Good Morning everyone, today is Thursday June 24,2021, it seems it will be partly cloudy today. But my sources say The Carolinas and Florida are experiencing a lot of rain. I don’t mean this offensive guys better you than me.

I think a house is about the biggest investment you make. A house is a building, a place to dwell where people live. Somehow those people turn that house into a home. A home becomes a sanctuary for you , a refuge.where you keep your most personal belongings. It’s where you feel safe and accepted. I have always felt a home tells a story, the story of its inhabitants , the interests and loves of the family. To me that history lives on even after the family no longer lives three as long as there is someone who can remember. A home has an emotional connection and a sense of belonging not just physical things.

Now as you know I tend to befriend people much older and wiser in the ways of life. At one time, one such individual became my accountant. As I rack my brain I cannot relay to you how I came to make his acquaintance but I was in my early 30’s and he was nearing his late 80’s, but til this day I still consider him to be one of the smartest men I knew. In the years he took care and I say that because that’s what he did take care of me more than represent me. He made many deals that made my life easier. I would sit in his office a jumble of files everywhere and we would discuss many topics and he would advise me on how to react and behave. The man was a genius in his field , once when discussing the purchase of a house, he said to me a house is and was always the American dream, that is what new immigrants immediately started to save for, a sanctuary of their own, to finally feel safe, but he advised against the house I was looking at and said this is not right for you, the right one will come along and you and your wife will know it. I thought at the time maybe he is starting to lose it. , but I listened and you know in a short time after we found the house we live in now, and both of us knew this would be our home and it has for many years. You know something funny I cannot remember ever paying him , when I used to say how much do I owe you he would wave his hand and say ah next time, we’re not done and I didn’t even do anything for you. Again like so many in my life he made his impression on me never to be forgotten.

Well the Pandemic has made Livingston a very desirable place to live. In my foolish mind I thought to maybe relocate, we talked about The Carolinas or Florida, which I thought would be great with the weather. However it was never a 100 percent deal to any of us but I decided to call a realtor to discuss the options. So yesterday I met a wonderful woman who I immediately connected with, being much younger than me, as we toured the house she got one of my history lessons of what it was like growing up in the 50’s ’ and 60’s. You know me I have a story for everything. As we sat and talked she gave me an estimate but I also feel she felt my trepidation about this venture and her final advice that I perceived is why would you move from the home you love when it has everything you are looking for, you have it alread. I agreed with her and made a new friend. When she left I sat in the kitchen and that song Ferry cross the Mersy came to my mind again ‘ so ferry cross the mersy, cause this is the land I love and here I’ll stay.

So Florida will remain a vacation spot. So everyone who invited me for a visit this year maybe next we’ll meet for dinner.

Well I see a hint of blue through the blinds, which means our time is up for today. So we will met again, Til Tomorrow.