valkyrie-You may be on the right track with a "tourist" type setting.
I remember when we visited this little hole in the wall-Green Mountain Falls, Co.-Hubby and I felt we could have moved there in a heart beat. It was right outside MANITOU which is kind of a psychic mecca, artsy and full of tourists. LOVED IT! This area definitely had "seasons" and by the time we visited, some of the more remote attractions were hampering down for the winter as the visitors became fewer and fewer. All the reasons you gave for wanting to leave would make me want to leave TOO! LOL! Portland proximity sounds pretty neat. Heck, pull out a map and choose! You might just get the best of both worlds!
But promise to call your mother!
I feel so STUPID...I KNEW you were in law! Brain wiring askew...
Eaglechick!If you like mosquito repellent instead of perfume
c'mon down!
