Beaver:

I wonder if an ozonator would remove the smell of smoke. It works for mold and other stuff.

As a small child, I emptied ash trays for my grandma; hated it but did it. Would do anything to please that set of grandparents, I guess. But married a person of colour and my granddad, and uncle, disowned my father, bro and me... Did not see my cousins again for 50 years. Now one, of the two who had "found me", has un-friended me because of political differences. That kind of de-clutter I did not need.

Wind and rain most of day; full dark by 5:30. I almost got to work in the studio but... De-cluttered more of the LR and BR, brought in wood - as much as would fit - during a non-raining spell! At least I am still getting up at the old time. Went to town council meeting; visited with friends; gave S a wooden bowl I found for her at a thrift shop; she had wanted one. Now she wants a book on depression; picked one off my shelf that she can comprehend.

Call from friend who stayed at one of R's lofts last week: she had bites. She slept on the sofa. Sofa needs the treatment. Friends who stayed there last month did not use sofa, did not get bitten.