Some More Avemore, Please!

Despite our enthusiasm about moving, there's plenty we'll miss about life on JPA, notably:

1) Pepper, our neighbor's cat, who we erroneously called Midnight until last night when we learned her real identity (an aside: why do we befriend our neighbors as we move out??).

2) Ben working within walking distance of home (his office just moved across town, so that would have ended regardless of our relocation).
3) Front-row seating for many of the town's seedier events.
4) Non-carpeted floors.
5) Extensive kitchen counter space.

But there's a lot to look forward to in our new digs, including this outdoor shower near the "lush rose garden courtyard":

2) The column Ben's proud to have rented:

3) What we're calling the "lima drawer" of our new dining room table (must remember to take a seat at the head of table if J cooks!):

4) Our crazy new neighbors, who appear to be either military or Indian. Nothing to make you feel more like home than a gaggle of saris, a local forensics officer, and buzz cuts. Then there's this across-the-deck neighbor who has TWO dishes and many fake plants.

4) Views of the Blue Ridge and the pool from our porch (don't be too jealous, Don!):

And 5) the balloon that the former tenant left behind. It's from a party her co-workers hosted before her departure, but we'll adopt it as our own just the same. She also left behind popsicles, pickles and beer, more plastic grocery bags than I've ever seen in one small space, chemical cleaning supplies, an inflatable mattress and pump, and a proud collection of scented products that were immediately relocated to the dumpster.

Finally, an unrelated post script: Thanks to Dave for providing a link to someone else's Stew Leonard's obsession... At least one other person out there cares like he should. ;-)