As warm and sunny as the day is today, having the holiday trappings out of the way makes it seem like a spring day. A friend is spending the day since a new roof is being put on his house (and it's like living inside a drum if you listen to that hammering all day.)

I've invited a few friends to attend my demonstration tour this week, and am reviewing the route and adding a couple of tour stops at paintings that are just so charismatic that I can't ignore if I'm going to be walking past them.

The schedule for trash pickup in the neighborhood seems to have shifted; they go past here so early in the morning that by the time I get up it has already been collected. Next time I'll put it out overnight in the large trash can (instead of dropping plastic bags at the curb). Bags are often torn open by coyotes, dogs, etc. PLUS - I missed bulky waste quarterly pickup so am going to have to pace myself by putting some of the bigger things out there each week, not all at once.

The fridge is a bit over-full of foods from Saturday's family lunch so my meals will be a haphazard grazing of leftovers for another day or two. Fortunately most of it is healthy (the cinnamon rolls were gone the next day). This year, like last, is so impacted by COVID that it's difficult to envision resolutions taking people into the gyms (those that are still in business).

Two of the dogs got into a knock-down drag-out fight in the back yard this morning (my guest was throwing a stick and the youngest pup doesn't share toys well, even sticks.) I broke it up and put the smallest one in time out in the kennel; now that enough time has passed I'll go see if anyone drew blood. There's nothing like a vet visit over the holidays to hit the pocketbook, but in this instance, I think a liberal swab of the veterinary cleanser and dabbing on of antibiotic ointment is what they can expect.