Beaver:

Good chuckle, SRS, re the tree vs sticks! I was looking at small lavender and rosemary "trees" at the grocery. If son comes near Christmas, an effort of some sort might be appreciated. Or one here for when/if R and I come for Christmas/new year.

Wise move, Charmion! My problem was finding one with two separate handles! Seems that Canadians are happy with one. I want better control of hot vs cold. Wayfair provided.

Negotiating with friends who do e-bay re set of dinnerware - 5 boxes. They will pick them up here and decide how to handle it. I don't care about the money, just re-homing a lovely-to-someone set.

Still recovering from journey, or cold weather or not eating right. Like that book about enjoying what you eat; that is what decided to do but have not done well these couple days. I need to bring something healthy/yummy with me next time so I can eat well while exhausted, including too exhausted to manage even acquiring take out.

All I have managed is to keep the wood supply up to snuff, and borrow a bunch of books from the library. Suspect the off-gassing of the new books could be affecting my energy level. A couple months ago I had to take two back unread because the odour was really sickening me. Will google to see if there is an answer: would freezing or heat make them off gas faster. May also affect my eyes??? I have been having trouble with eyes sporadically - definitely in the brain.

Would love to get some pots made this trip; to pot or not to pot... I keep hoping.