I explained my screen name in the first introductory post a long time ago, but I will repeat it here.
For many years, I wanted to retire to the Northwest, and my dream home would have a waterfront in the Puget Sound. Preferably, it would be one on Bainbridge Island, on the eastern shore so that I could have a view of the Seattle skyline. I have been to the area many times over the years, and like the water, the ocean. About the rain, I came from a rainy country, and do not mind it. I could imagine myself looking out the glass wall, seeing the Space Needle across the bay, sipping my coffee or Cognac. Life could not be better.
Now, I still do not have enough money for such a home and its upkeep, even if I am to sell both of my homes here in the SW. And then, my children and my extended family are all here. My children specifically did not look for out-of-state jobs to stay in town, so how do I abandon them?
But I will keep my screen name as that's what people know me by. And I am still "NW bound" every so often, if only in an RV trek.