During my weekend break from activism I watched some of the Lord of the Rings and realized there were times in the audio I could barely hear it - and I think it has to do with the Surround Sound settings and the small speaker at the front. The receiver I'm using was purchased at Goodwill for about $15 and I think it was set to speaker levels by the former users that I need to reset. Or that speaker needs replacing.

The house needs dusting and a lot of picking up and scrubbing. The lawn needs mowing. The garage needs organizing and the SUV needs a good cleaning. Where to begin?

Dorothy, how are you doing these days? Have you managed a trip out to Beaver since you last shared with us?

Lynn hasn't been back for a while, but it seemed over the last couple of weeks she was digging her way out from drifts of snow on her patio and blocking her door. Looking forward to an update that you've escaped from the house!

How is everyone else doing? Spring is just around the corner and the packing away of lap quilts and sweaters (unless you're in our Oz contingent, in which case you're looking forward to your part of the world cooling down a bit and are getting those things out.)