freda, good to hear from you again. I remember when you pronounced your living room finished several months back. I hope that made this de-clutter easier, because it was already in good shape when family moved out again.

maeve, I hope you're well--and does the staying off your feet have something to do with the cactus spines, or are those two separate stories?

Liz, think "compost" for some of that garden waste. I need to go round up the latest batch of leaves that have blown into my yard and either dump them on my compost (then water them in so they stay) or run the mower one more time and mulch them into the turf.

And I need to keep working on the computer, then also work on redoing some phone lines and put in a new outlet plug in the living room.

SRS