This is officially the strangest July I remember in a long time. It rained again overnight, enough that there is standing water in the bird baths and plant saucers. By now we're usually scorching under 100+^o days and nights in the 80s. I can't help but feel like we're going to pay a price for this down the road.

Since it did rain I'll go out in a bit and weed more of the front and put down some mulch. And put in the plants I've intended to for ages.

That won't deter me from the work in the den and the front room (the eBay stuff being relocated). And I've been wanting to play the piano, so need to clear the bench. It's in the front room out of sight most of the time. I've never moved it to the den because it is a sunken room and I'll never be able to move it out again by myself if I did it, but that would be great for acoustics.

Charmion, how long will the cats have to be boarded, and when do you think you'll take them in?