Pippa, Rowan, and a little bit of other stuff...

OLD NEWS: As most of you all know, I've accepted a new job in Maine.

I'm going to be the Executive Director for Maine InfoNet:
Here's the announcement that came out today.

We'll be moving to Maine during the first week in August.

Our house in Durham went on the market last week, and so far we've had a few showings so wish us luck!

And now for the
NEW NEWS!

Last week I went up to Bangor and Orono to look for a house-- after visiting 13 or 14 different possibilities, we put in an offer that, after some negotiation was accepted!

Here's the house:

Wait, that's not the house...

Here are some pics of the house we'll be buying. The original portion (front) of the house was built in 1834. There are two additions to the back of the house, which make it much bigger than it appears from the road. The location and the side porch really were the deal sealers.









The house is located in downtown Orono, about a mile and a half away from where the Maine InfoNet offices will be, on the U Maine campus. We're about a block or so from the restaurants and shops in downtown Orono, and probably 2 1/2 hours (in different directions) from both my family and Emily's parent's summer home.


There are a few more pics, including some photos of the inside, here.

We will have tons of room, so this is a standing invite to friends and family to come and visit.

Orono is a neat small town, and we're about 45 miles from Acadia National Park and 2+ hours from some really top-notch whitewater paddling, so we could be a great jumping off/middle point for a Maine Vacation....