That gluten-free shoe took several months to drop, apparently. Not a fan of kale, it isn't in my diet. It isn't difficult once you're accustomed to it, and once you realize there are all sorts of the other sources of non-wheat carbs (and these days I'm both gluten free and low carb). I've had to add calories to my diet to not lose too much weight. The "slow carb" veggies are many - broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, asparagus, sweet potatoes (!), etc.

Two new batches of crispy pecans were completed last night and neither is too salty like they were in the past, so that is a step in the right direction. I'd reduced the salt from 1 tsp to 1/4 tsp, this time none. I added a couple of new ground spices also (mustard and cumin) that makes them interesting. Now I need to figure out how much of the soy amino or Worcestershire sauce to use to get a *little* salt to come through. (I cut them in half with these batches, so my answer is probably 3/4 of the amount.)

My dogs have never been camping or in an RV, so there is no context for that here. I used to have a cat that loved to camp and to ride in the truck (with a camper shell and windows that slid open between the shell and the cab so she could use her litter box in the back of the pickup). That cat also spent a couple of park service seasons with me in the camper trailer and enjoyed having all of the windows for watching the world outside.

Long visit today with the friend with the complicated cat sitting ritual; I came home with a bunch of boxes with padding for eBay glass stuff that I should list soon. (She buys frozen food for the cats and these boxes are well-padded.)

Since this administration was sworn in I've started making notes (on neon-colored post-it square sheets) for myself to use in my calls/emails to representatives and at this point have quite a stack next to the computer. It appears, based upon the number of notes today, to be a particularly critical week for communications.

Good luck with the carpenter and painter stuff, and cleaning the RV, and for those who lurk, the gardens, the craft projects, and the decluttering.