Hiring an orchestra is a great way to support the regional artists; maybe that one contract is enough to bring them into the black and keep them going. Win/win. What is the alternative, local volunteers with lots of rehearsals? Good for them socially and practice-wise, but who gets to do all of that work?

I didn't get to the clock in the SUV last night but the rest have been set back. I've decided that with the time change and fall still not really quite happening yet (we're still in the 80s this week) I'll act like it's here and do some fall cleaning. All of the bedding is off, including the mattress pad, and that going through the wash with the thermal blanket to distribute weight so it doesn't go "tilt." (Anyone else play pinball in their youth?) The thermal blanket is a loose waffle-weave that is the only one I've used so far this autumn. I layer others on top of it as the season progresses.

More laundry later then vacuuming and dusting. Keeping myself busy and playing my own CDs (after my weekly gardening radio show) so no more hourly news for a while. I'm exhausted from all of the politics. My offer is still out there to drive people to the local polls on Tuesday. I hope to get a nibble or two.   

It's getting dark out this morning and the radar shows a storm headed this way, a batch of green with a core of yellow and that has a core of orange. Yes, please! Heavy rain without the gully-washer of the red in the radar. There is rumbling now and the blue heeler is fussing about it. She'll spend the time in my office closet where I have a bed for her.