Sober October — what a good idea! And I guess Dry July is the Aussie version of Dry January, although Christmas and New Year’s Eve happen at the same time all over the world regardless of the sun’s location … so, is there a social movement to go on the wagon in January, too? Or is that too much to ask in high summer?

This inquiring mind would like to know!

As for the piano, I see no reason to use headphones as long as there’s no one in the house to complain about the noise — which will often include me singing, and headphones won’t fix that. If the cats don’t like it, they’ll come and yell at me, and I’ll just punt them into the hall and shut the library door.