could this be the one?

I went back up to the house on the river yesterday and spent a couple of hours there by myself, taking pictures and measurements and looking at some of the tile and hardwood samples that I picked up from my friend Tony who's in the flooring business.

I like it. I like it a lot.

I met a couple of the neighbors, got a rough idea of where the property lines are (it really does include the big piece out to the side that extends out to the bluff over the river), and just generally spent some time thinking about whether this is a house I could enjoy living in.

I think it is.

Sally's on her way up to my house now and she's going to ride out there with me as a second set of eyes. If we still don't spot anything dreadful, I think it may be time to start thinking about making an offer (obviously with an inspection period in which I can back out if the inspector turns up something unacceptable).

Whee!