Peter Byrne told us some time back that moving was like experiencing a slow death. It is a process that began over three years ago, when co-editors Jan Baughman and Gilles d'Aymery came to the realization that their living arrangement -- a rental apartment in San Francisco and a house on 6.5 acres in the hills near Boonville, Mendocino County -- was not working for myriad reasons. It was not practical -- too much living space with 1,200 square feet plus 2,500 square feet for two individuals; a lot of maintenance; a lot of driving; and worst of all, here was a couple that was together just two days a week. This could not last. A bird needs two wings to fly. So, we went house hunting in San Francisco and the Bay Area until finding a 1,560-square-foot house with a one-car garage and a tiny garden in a quiet neighborhood near San Francisco State University. Obviously a major downsizing was in order. Furniture, clothes, books, tools, etc. had to go, mostly given away, week after week. Jan left the rental apartment and we prepared the Boonville house, which was put on the market early summer. It is finally sold. We must vacate the place next Tuesday.
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