thanks for all your kind help and special pressies...
the motor home i got to live in should be out of th e
shop in a day or two. i make frequent trips to the
land to gather metal, debris and "frubble" my word
for fire rubble.

i have a cat that has survived and is still there,
and i bring canned cat food to her. i am amazed she
manages to escape dogs, cougars, etc. she is a survivor.

sometimes i tink i should put her in a kennel until we
have a house or home, but i think that would be more
traumatic..with vehicle travbel, etc. than b3eing in
familiar surroundings.

meanwhile, my daughter and her partner are due to have
a baby in a month, and her sister and partner plan to
get married next year, so there are wonderful events
to look forward to in the coming days.

another hopeful sign is the sprouting green leaves
in the fire zone...the broadleaf trees are coming
back from the base. the lumber mills are not taking
any more trees. the fire scorched 60,000 acres and
the logging has been going like it is going out of style.
and well,k it is, as there is no more room for lumber.

also t6he scrap metal prices have plummeted, as there
is a surplus ... you see mountains of it at all the
scrap yards.

meanwhile there has been one rain and soon will be more.
this settles the ash, but also causes run off and other
problems.

that's the news....for now...

life goes on...


Laurel

Laurel