Way too big an earring to have gone down the drain. Plus, we're Rufus-trained -- we keep a washcloth folded over the drain at all times except when we're standing there. Rufus likes to just...see what happens when he taps something with a paw.

I have a dilemma. Yesterday I was offered the musical archives (mostly papers, notes, some recordings) of a deceased elderly friend, the woman I learned "Aunt Clara" from over 25 years ago. (She learned it from her college roommate's father back in the '40s.) According to her partner, it doesn't take up as much space as a banker's box...but the RESPONSIBILITY for preservation, etc. would take up a HUGE space. I would ultimately also be responsible for finding a permanent, accessible and searchable home for the archives. (Bess was originally from Philadelphia, I believe, and any folk archives around there would probably have a priority

I'm already working on archiving and preserving not only Tom's legacy, but that of the 30+ year old Press Room session that he founded and still guides. And, believe me, that is a GIGANTIC project!

Any advice will be appreciated.

Linn