The mower is cooling after I ran it out of gas. In a few minutes I'll turn it over and remove the blade for sharpening. Every couple of years I replace the blade (usually after hitting enough solid objects hidden in the lawn to mess up the edge), but I think this one will benefit from a few passes of a file.

Laundry is ready for the line and I think will dry in the hour or so before sunset. I tumble it in the dryer on air for a few minutes to fluff it up after the line. I ordered some heavy duty clothes pins when I got home (my friend out in West Texas had a great sturdy brand) and the ones that came were something else, just plain ol' clothespins. This is a company selling through Amazon that will give me a refund and pay back the shipping, so I'll try again and keep using the old pins until then.

I haven't done much clearing out lately but after I finish in the yard and have a late supper I'll declutter some more labels from the New Yorker covers. Still no word on when the car will be ready so I'm not listing anything on eBay until I get it back home. I don't want to have to leave just as something is ending and not be able to ship as soon as they pay. In the meantime, I have a care package under construction for the friends who I stayed with for a week.

SRS