Today's trip east in the county for my haircut was the start of the large loop I drive to visit several stores and fulfill shopping list requests and a visit with a friend. I'll be back in town next Monday when I take him to the airport for a possibly extended stay with his twin brother. This is a dreadful summer in their family - his brother's wife is dying of metastasized breast cancer in Colorado and his sister is in southern California to be with their father as he passes away from something that is imminently fatal (I didn't ask - poor guy!) The ride to the airport is the least I can do. With heat as my only problem I'm doing well.

My trash contribution at the curb this morning was fairly light, but I'll drag more trimmed branches to the curb for Monday. They'll be gone soon. I may knock apart some of the fence panels and leave shorter pieces at the curb (great kindling for a much colder time of year), and if I get tired of looking at the weathered pickets I can pull the offers on buy-nothing and freecycle and cut them up for the curb.

A friend sent a link to an estate sale today that had a remarkable number of pieces that line up with what I have here from various great aunts' estates. Food for thought - they weren't going for high prices, even though they were in good shape. So what was the point? Time to ask the kids what they really want, and go from there.