Dorothy, you write about your life like it feels like I conduct mine. I try to edit to make shorter paragraphs, but it feels the same.

Why are you dealing with Whidbey folks? Is that where you have a phone account? I spent a lot of time on the north end of the island at Deception Pass and on Mt. Erie that is north of the pass (we used to go there for rock climbing). I often would go home by driving the length of Whidbey then taking the ferry across to Mukilteo.

A series of errands were run today so I don't need to go out for a while. I still need to figure out the watering setup, there is one watering station that has me flummoxed: I may have to go buy the particular sprinkler I have in mind. I can't find the two that I know should be here at the house. In the FWIW category, I crossed the 3,500 threshold today on the slides I'm scanning at the museum. That means I've described the contents of three thousand five-hundred slides, and this is about 10% of the collection. Oy. There is job security here, if it was for pay.

The kitchen counter is loaded with fruit and I look forward to eating ripe peaches, pears, and oranges and when needed, cooking or preserving the ones that are a bit too ripe. My garden is producing tomatoes and I'm about to start harvesting squash. I have potatoes that were harvested last week. Today I picked up some "last day" steaks. I freeze, then grind these steaks to use in casseroles, soups, and sauces. Oh - and while I'm thinking about it - I need to look for a good pesto recipe. I want to use my basil before it is too far gone, and I'd like to freeze or can (process) pesto. No humans or canines are starving in this house.