In retrospective I can see that I was in the dumps yesterday - tired from travel and sorry to end a lovely vacation in a great climate and return to the dog days in Texas. But it is home for now and my dogs were ecstatic at the back gate when I got home and I'll adjust. I didn't get much done yesterday.

My siblings live in lovely homes that are in great locations and well-maintained. My house is well-maintained but I haven't done many of the upgrades since I first moved in and there is too much stuff in it. I'll keep up the declutter work to make it look more interesting. This morning I cleared the breakfast table, cleared the kitchen queen ("Hoosier kitchen"), put a bunch of stuff into recycling, and moved the table over to the window. That leaves the light in the middle of the room hanging at just above my head height (a hazard for the rest of my family who are all taller than me). I may take out one of the sections of the down rod from the fixture on the ceiling.

Still handing over parts of the job at work and hoping to finish that soon so I can start mastering the new stuff.

SRS