See Betsy on Her Balcony!

This is the closeup of the southeast corner of Beacon Hill at Eastgate model that I promised to post in my last blog. That's me, standing on our balcony. Well, not really me, but it's pretty cool to have the figure there, identifying our spot. The window behind her will let the winter sun shine into our dining area and the window to the left is where our master bedroom will be.

The driveway at the back of the building leads into the basement parking level where we will have a parking spot for our car. We think that's a really cool feature of this facility since we are already used to an attached garage and like not having to trek through the snow or rain to bring in the groceries.

Here is What is Being Built

Architect's Model of Beacon Hill at Eastgate

Before I show you any more photos of the construction, I want you to know what the architect's vision for Beacon Hill at Eastgate looks like. This is the model that we saw in the sales office over a year ago when we first started thinking about moving to a CCRC. Remember, that acronym stand for Continuing Care Retirement Center.

The facility will sit on a 16 acre site where there formerly was a small hospital. You can see the two wings, each three stories tall. The center or common area is where the three restaurants, library, meeting room, swimming pool, exercize room, etc. etc. will be located. The plan includes supportive care and nursing facilities to be built behind the common area.

Our apartment will be in the West Wing which is on the right side of the photo. I'll show a closeup view of that wing in my next blog.

Making Choices

Last week I attended a "Moving Made Easy" seminar for future Beacon Hill residents. Actually, it could have been called, "It's Your Choice!" We learned about the choices we will have for kitchen cabinets, flooring, wall colors, carpeting, etc. The plan is to make it easy for people like me, who like to look at all the possibilities that are out there before making my choice. I will get to chose from four or more choices in each category. In a couple of weeks I'll take my fabric samples to the sales office and see what will look best with our furniture.

Bridget, who showed us the sample choices, is an interior designer whose specialty is designing senior living centers. That's Bridget in the photo. I think it will be easy for me to chose the items that we will be happy with.

Now, it's getting seriously exciting to think about moving!!!

More Photos Taken Two Weeks Ago

Here are two more photos that I took a couple of weeks ago. On the left is a view of the corner where our apartment will be located. The building in the background is a medical office building unrelated to Beacon Hill. On the right is a view of the signage, warning would be trespassers that the area is under video surveillance.

Climbing the Blogging Learning Curve

I've not been very faithful about writing in my blog lately. My daughter called today to remind me to keep writing, so here I am again. I guess I was discouraged by not being able to figure out how to add a photo of the construction of Beacon Hill at Eastgate. I'll try again today and take my camera to the site tomorrow to get the latest photos to you. I drove by it yesterday and real progress has been made since I took this photo.

I made a little progress on the clearing out stuff process today. Sent an antique item to an auction house in Delaware, Ohio that had been referred to me by my college friend, Alex Heingartner. Later today, the Director of an arts organization stopped by to make a pitch for support and I gave her a book for their library. So, that's two out the door today.

Okay, now I have posted a photo. It actually shows the corner where our apartment will be. That's the curb for the driveway leading to the underground parking. I'll try posting this blog and add newer photos tomorrow.

My first photo of the construction

At last we can see the construction taking place, although it seems like it is taking forever to get the foundation in place. I was able to take some photos last week and will see if I can post some on this blog. Our corner apartment will be on the front of the building and the photo actually shows where our balcony will go. They are evidently getting all the cement work done at the same time, as I can see the curbs for the driveway to the underground parking garage. Water service must be in place, also, as there is a fire hydrant visible.

The next photo post will have to wait until later this month when we go back to town for meetings and appointments. I hope to see steel girders going into place by then.

Oh My! That learning curve was just too steep!! I'll have to consult with someone and learn how to post photos. Time to take a break.

Time to Get Serious About Moving

Today is the day after Labor Day. Kids are back at school. The lake is quiet. Time to get serious about all those tasks we have been putting off until "we have time". Our youngest child says he could use our small freezer, so we'll have him take that when he comes to our house for Thanksgiving. The middle kid wants the huge old oak chest of drawers in our basement. He may want to get it at Thanksgiving time, also. It's full of "culch" and will have to be emptied. My husband wants to bring a lot of stuff that's in it up to the cottage, but I don't want to have all those odd pieces of hardware and tools hanging around this place, taking up space, for another 47 years. So, I'll try to argue in favor of sorting through stuff and putting much of it into a garage sale.

We're going home for a couple of days this week and I'm eager to see how the construction is coming along. I hope to see a lot of progress having been made in the five weeks that I have been away. I'll take some photos and learn how to post them on my blog. That will be another learning curve for Granna.