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Head Gardener Brandon sank my potted peony into a tub of insulating compost and mulch today, now that night temperatures are hitting 30. I'll water it and then cover it with wool blanketing in the garage's warm corner. He also loaded a few travel items for a short trip I'm taking tmrw.

And we tried to hook up the old analog TV or my notebook computer to the new cable box, but all the connectors were wrong. I'll pick up a small flat-screen during my trip, which I had hoped to avoid, but all the cabling is now in place and we had some good laughs getting that far. He works fast and smart, collaboratively.

Friday I'll get home in time for him to move a small Euonymus rom the patio to the front of the house, and a parrot cage as a garden feature to sit over the ground the shrub is coming out of. He's a real treat to work with.

Senior Helpers sent me a new helper today without advance notice. I loved her-- she way outdid Brittney-- but I still called a procedural foul on the agency. They'd promised not to do that. The cleaner arrives when I'm barely awske. I'm tired of training new people, and the county agency that contracts with them has a second agency to try if this one won't make her permanent. We made a bunch of arepas today.

~S~