As I've posted at Facebook, I'm declaring today a "day off" -- meaning nobody other than myself is making demands on my time. I've been feeling overwhelmed again lately with outside demands on my time...even though many of those demands were for very enjoyable things. But couple that with two needy cats who are VERY demanding of petting and cuddling time (usually when I'm trying to get something done here at the computer -- like PMFF biz -- or cleaning up something in the kitchen) and still more bits of paperwork hell, and, yes, even getting the T-shirt quilt done.

Today I intend to make oriental "pork and beans" (green beans, red bell pepper, ground pork, chili-garlic paste, bit of brown sugar, and a dash of nuc mam) for the freezer (unless I change my mind and have that for supper), banana bread for this week's breakfasts, and a variation on the zucchini and onion pie...(and probably invite Jeri for supper).

I'd also like to rake leaves, twigs, pine needles and other detritus off the driveway and put some white buckets away in the cellar (or at least schlep them and some plywood and 2x4 scraps to the back of the house).

And I need to extricate the Aeolian harp from the beam, spiffify it, and wrap it as the wedding gift for the couple who has everything. (I know they'll appreciate it on several levels...and I doubt they'll get a duplicate! Tom and I got it as a wedding gift 32 years ago but we were never able to use it because at that time all the windows in the house were casement windows.(

In between, maybe I can check way out back and see if I've got any blackberries. (Or rather, see if the deer have left me any.)

Linn