Dupont:

Getting the house sorted for this long weekend is ubiquitous! I have reached the end of my rope; ready to settle for "good enough". The DESK ended up in the spare room in the wing; actually looks good there. Maybe it will encourage R to actually make that room into his office... and de-clutter the upstairs room. That would be great!

I see on FB that the two "T"s are enjoying Quebec City greatly. Tenley would like to move there!(With her high school French!) I gave them materials on Montreal to take with, to give her ideas about more than the Bagel Factory when they get here.

Have cleared a bit of space in freezer for "their" food but also sent pic of the veggie burgers I had bought and mentioned the choc cake -- "Yum and Yum" -- so they do not have to duplicate. Son queried about "that bread" and YES there is still a great deal of bread in the freezers, as well as the raspberries! WE may use 4 slices of bread a week so the bread will be with us for a LONG time. Working on clearing frig space... Taun is veggie...

Started going through a huge pile of old letters yesterday (1977...) and find I really have to do an organized sort and save - some cannot be heaved... yet. MOST cannot! Maybe an inch went to fire starter; about 6 inches still unread.

Why we save things? R was interested in the one he sent me in the 70s and one from our mutual friend... "That's what Tom would do..." And a fair amount included positive comments about what I was doing in my life from folks who were important to me. Some still alive. Recognizing I have lost a whole bunch of dear people and need to remind myself again that people do not know we are thinking of them if we do not communicate ... So, this is not "clutter"; it is reminders of how I have spent this life. Some will be passed on to my son. I may send a few to surviving kin. Perhaps even try to recover a few of those lost friends.

Chilly today. Pulled some weeds for a bit. Still hoping for some warmth for the veggies to produce - but that boat may have sailed.