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Mimi Seton's avatar

A particularly heart-warming story to readers who also got priced out of our native cities. Plus, I'm always glad to read of other people's contentment, and Eric Trules's gratitude for his situation is as it should be (but often isn't) when one is an elder: WISE. A wise man says happily: This Is Enough.

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks for reading and leaving a comment, Mimi.

"This is enough."

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robert fox's avatar

glad you three made it here

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Eric Trules's avatar

Us toooooooooo, Bob. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

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Ed Rosenthal's avatar

very encouraging to one seeking change

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Eric Trules's avatar

See u in Santa Fe, Ed, one day sooooon, after the snow melts.

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Ed Rosenthal's avatar

Thank you. Looking forward.

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Carter frank's avatar

What a story. A man's house is his castle and you seem to have

found yours and are King of it with your wife the Queen and son the Prince-

a royal family.

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Eric Trules's avatar

I was always a house-centric kinda guy. Always decorated, and made my domain, "my own", no matter how modest. Even "The Bozo Room" when I lived "up there" in the "church rectory" at MoMing. It's the Leo (king, as u say) in me!! Haha.

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Carter frank's avatar

I guess i live and learn about you Mr. Trules. I didn't know you

lived in the "church rectory" of Momig! How did you wrangle that one?

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Eric Trules's avatar

For many years I didn’t have a “formal” home. I did a lot of housesitting and when I was in between housesitting, I stayed upstairs in “the bozo room”. It was like my own private domain.😡😡

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Carter frank's avatar

You sure forged your own iath far away from Westberry Long Island

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Eric Trules's avatar

Path? Westbury? Yes!

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Carter frank's avatar

How did you wrangle that one?

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Patricia hussey's avatar

Oh Eric, I never saw this fluffy part of my life coming in the magic of New Mexico. What a beautiful story, I’m tempted to write my own, your list of rents is genius! Love you BIGGEST fan Trisha thanks for your beautiful stories!

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Eric Trules's avatar

You're very welcome, Trisha/#1 Fan.

Time FOR YOU TO WRITE, INDEEEEEED!

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doug warhit's avatar

Beautifully written as usual.

Makes one want to move to Sante Fe

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks, Doug. Come visit when the snow melllllts!

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