Over on Facebook we're reading about Bat Goddess's struggle to replace a dead refrigerator/freezer, emptying the old one and preparing for the removal and new delivery later this week. That means a removal of things in the path to the door. It was a relief to finally get my new upright freezer when the old one (50 years) started to fail; it may have been my fault because I hadn't vacuumed under it and the compressor may simply have needed the dog hair removed, but at that age I always worried it might fail.

After a wonderful rainy night I'll let the grass dry enough to mow the back. Meanwhile, I'm killing time waiting till the recycle bins behind city hall are emptied today after driving past on Sunday and finding them stuffed full. Then I'll clean the SUV and stuff the any back seat cloth shopping bags into a couple of the largest bags and move out some of the summer survival materials (extra bottles of water, mostly). It may be time to take the folding chairs out of the vehicle as well, I haven't needed them for a long time, but they bring back memories of enabling tailgate visits with my daughter and friends during the 2020 COVID shutdown.