Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll

[scudder]

Ennis' first and second love...

   

Thanks for the pictures.  But now I guess we have another comparison to make.  I actually like the new man better!

[louisev]

Update to "A Second Chance"

http://louisev.livejournal.com/59930.html  "Chapter 38:  Fantasies"

[lowcountrygirl]

Hey!

I just found my way over here and am glad to find a place to talk freely about Ennis and Ellery. As an "Ennis" myself, reading this series has been extremely therapeutic!

I look forward to hanging out here more!

Jeanine

[MaineWriter]

Welcome, Jeanine...happy to have you here.

L

[David]

Yesterday I went online to www.Realtor.com and did a search of properties forsale in Laramie, Wyoming.     

What a wide variety of homes forsale!   From run down shacks for $92,000 up to big nice homes in the $600,000 range.     

But many of the homes did NOT have garages!   The more expensive ones did.   

But check it out.  The photos will give you a good idea of the landscape too.

[louisev]

hm, I guess this one comes the closest in terms of "plain and simpleness" despite the lack of windows across the front

http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/HomeListing.asp?snum=12&mlsttl=&frm=bymap&pgnum=2&mls=xmls&js=on&target=&ct=Laramie&st=WY&sbint=&sbls=&sblo=&stype=&areaid=31454&mnsqft=&fid=so&vtsort=&mnprice=0&mxprice=225000&mnbed=1&mnbath=1&typ=1&poe=realtor&x=16&y=11&sid=06D73582DAB6C&snumxlid=1057402836&lnksrc=00001

[scudder]

Yesterday I went online to www.Realtor.com and did a search of properties forsale in Laramie, Wyoming.     

What a wide variety of homes forsale!   From run down shacks for $92,000 up to big nice homes in the $600,000 range.     

But many of the homes did NOT have garages!   The more expensive ones did.   

But check it out.  The photos will give you a good idea of the landscape too.

Great David.  I did check it out.  There were a small number of one bedroom houses.  I saw a lot of garages, some not attached. The prices to this old codger's mind are out of this world.  Ellery is not materialistic, figured he would live alone, so I can see him in a one bedroom house with a carport, or even no garage at all. It evidently doesn't snow there like it does in Iowa!

[louisev]

He would have bought the house in 78 or 79, about four years before.  Chances are the prices were about 25% of what they are now!!!

[MaineWriter]

Louise -- that place looks like a dump! LOL I refuse to have Ennis and Ellery living in a dump!!




How about this, also for sale?




This one has one bedroom, one bath, so it would be the right size.




All in all, I am NOT impressed with the real estate for sale in Laramie. Thank goodness I am not planning on moving there...

[scudder]

He would have bought the house in 78 or 79, about four years before.  Chances are the prices were about 25% of what they are now!!!
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Louisev, I think the prices would have been even less, at least 50% lower than now.  A one bedroom, one bath, say 800 square foot home would be pretty small.  I have lived in such circumstances.  But I think it fit Ellery to a T!