Mrrzy, they did that before my new office ceiling maybe five years ago. Whatever tape they used to hold down those sheets has real sticking power - I still haven't scrubbed all of it off of the tiles in the hall. Maybe GooGone? Anyway, congratulations on the ceiling and you'll enjoy your organized cabinets.

In recent weeks the trash pickup has been early; I sometimes miss it if I only have a small bag to put out that morning. If I use the can it goes out the night before because coyotes and dogs don't bother it. This morning I got up early enough to cut and pull weed tree saplings from the iris beds to fill the mostly empty can. I'm cooling off now and I hear the trash truck approach. Win/win!

Last night I spoke with an old NPS friend; we met in New York City many years ago when we worked in New York Harbor - I at Ellis Island NM, she at Jersey City State Park. We've been rangering all over the country since then and settled 1200 miles apart, but when we get talking it's like picking up from the last time. One thing that has complicated contact with her is that she rarely uses email, and had an old flip phone, unreliable voicemail on her house phone, and never did texts or anything. But she finally got a smartphone! It was a good clear connection! After our call I texted her photos of a couple of the books we talked about. It's an occasion to celebrate when a friend joins the 21st century, and she has a remarkable stories to tell each time we visit. Who knows, maybe one of these days she'll get an app that lets us do video calls (she has an Apple phone, I have Android, so it will have to be Messenger or something - she isn't real conversant with all of the apps yet.) Instagram does video calls. Maybe she can start small with that. :)