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Penny, have you tried putting the beetle-prone foods in the freezer? I put anything weevils might hit in the freezer. I think a few days is enough, but I usually leave things in until I need them. Be sure to wrap flour in plastic so it defrosts without absorbing water/condensation and gumming it up.

Kat, I saw a Yoga special on PBS (it's pledge drive) and it looked so healthful and peaceful. Are you still exercising?

During the pledge drive they play a variety of health programs - including lots of healthy eating tips. I'm using that as the reminder to move to the next phase of my food plan, adding more roughage and micro-nutrients. I've eliminated a number of foods that seemed to cause problems, and now I'm adding in those that are beneficial. Today at lunch I had a ham and bagel sandwich, but it was slathered with my homemade pickles and I also had an ear of corn and a few asparagus from the garden. I need to eat more of whatever is available and green.

Clearing my office of old papers and putting the ones I need where they belong as I prepare for the new school year. Clear surfaces and useful files - nice! I've figured out where to put up a small television in the office and use a splitter to run the antenna signal to my computer. The computer receiver is not very good, missing a lot of channels (it isn't a scanner type so I can't "rescan" to fix it), but the things I record most often (using the computer as a DVR) are on PBS, which comes in fine. And this will help make the office look better.

Today is lovely, another unusual summer day in August in the mid-80s! I'll take the dogs for a long walk this evening before dinner.

SRS