Alice,

I think the bit that went unspoken (unwritten) when you talked about getting the cable on Amazon is that with a camera that old, it's hardly worth spending more than a couple of dollars on a cable. The card reader is pretty universal and will work with lots of cards from then and now and into the future. The cable will likely only work with that camera.

Maryanne, you have some gorgeous flowers on that prairie. I had a nice swath of prairie near here up until a few years ago when they plowed it under and planted houses on it.

Kat, I'll have to stay inspired. I'll also ask my boss about doing a formal audit before he leaves. But I need to do this for his audit also.

I've been decluttering the fridge tonight. I have a lot of produce that got too old and is in the compost. I had a 1/2 jug of buttermilk that was 3 months past the shelf date. I have used it this old in the past, but it probably isn't the smartest thing to do, so I thinned it with some water and poured it into the very top center of the compost (hoping to get it down into the pile enough that the dogs leave it alone). Just about anything can go into the compost if I can get the dogs to ignore it!

There is a lovely casserole of bread pudding cooling (made with Splenda for fewer calories). I also had about a pint of syrup left from canning peaches (it was water and sugar and fruit fresh) that all of the peaches that were canned were simmered in it for a few minutes before they were packed in the jars then processed. I haven't canned any more peaches, so I did what my canning guru suggested and simmered it down to about 1/3 of the volume and will use it like a syrup over bowls of bread pudding. Peach melba, of sorts.

My regular pair of glasses just snapped in two at the bridge (I had taken them off to gently wipe off rain drops on the front of my shirt - nothing vigorous). I'll be visiting the ophthalmologist tomorrow to get the frames replaced. Thing is, I'm almost due for my eye exam anyway. I'll have to see how is the best way to get these frames replaced. They guarantee their glasses for the year after you get them, so they should be replaced. But I'm not in love with this frame, so I'll see what I can work out.

We had a sudden and substantial rain storm come over the house tonight. I suppose that will dictate some work in the yard tomorrow, but also in the house. With the higher humidity I went to see if that A/C drain is working. So far no puddle in the bathroom.

SRS