Thanks, Kat. It's a tough situation - you don't want your loved one to die, but you don't want them to suffer either. With cancer, you get both. I'll play it by ear, we'll maintain a routine and hope that helps.

This is that crisp fall day I have been waiting for. It's cool and I wore layers to work today. Since we had the rain last night I'll spend a little time in the garden this evening doing some strategic weed pulling and I'll trim one bush that has completely died and have it ready for the trash. Fall and spring are the times of year my yard looks better - in spring the weeds haven't had a head start yet, and in the fall once they're pulled they tend to stay away for a while. If I can weed before winter the front will look okay for a couple of months.

I'm back to putting things on eBay, there's a stack to describe and weigh in my office now for the evenings this week. Listing items in time for holidays.

One thing about having Zeke around, that guy is smart to most things I my dogs do, but he didn't catch on that my dogs know better than to be in the main part of the garage when the door is open. If they were, when they see the door start up they scoot out (not wanting to get caught in there because there is a gate that was closed that they snuck past). Zeke just noses his way past and races out to greet you - if you're driving it's not easy to snag him by the collar to keep him right there. I parked in front of the garage when he stayed with me to avoid that, and now I can once again park inside. I still need to redo that gate.

By now Alice is probably up to her kneecaps in snow and our Detroit New Hampshire and Maine folks are hunkered down close to their wood-burning stoves. Andrea, will your cooker be put in place in time to start cooking some good hot meals pretty soon? In whatever you call that space? :)

SRS