My creek is decluttering the neighborhood of rainwater and is flowing inches below the bridge (it is usually about 8' below the bridge). I keep my ears open for the sound of large truck engines, usually meaning a fire truck or city vehicle is parked on either end of the bridge access (usually at the bottom of my driveway) to prevent cars from floating off were they to enter the area. 150 water rescues in these two counties overnight.

Dorothy, I'm on my second oven of the Black and Decker mid-sized convection toaster oven model. I love it; the first one cost about $13 and the last one under $10, both from Goodwill. There is a lot less heat in the house when it is used.

Keb, a lot of the antique furniture I have here came from a family home near State College, PA. I've actually been through the area many times over the years, though there is no longer family out there since the last of them died about 25 years ago. Mudcatter LilyFestre lives north of there in a pretty little town that I visited, not just drove through but spent time walking around in, long before Mudcat existed.