The front yard is mowed, but as usual, I didn't then drag out the long cord and the electric trimmer to do the edges. That's usually saved for a separate day. But as I looked at the spot by the house where I have a soaker hose that a couple of times I've cut to pieces with the mower (mowing as close as I could - oops!) I've decided to try one of the battery trimmers available from Ryobi, since I have so many other of their devices now. I ordered the lightest one and am sorry it has only a single line, but I will compensate by ordering the refills with heavier line (I'll get a larger roll and refill these refills; they hope you'll use it once and throw it away but I never toss the spools, they're easy to reuse.) The easier I can make the job the more likely I am to do it. I have a gas trimmer to use on brush and beyond the back fence by the creek. If the battery one works out I'll rehome the electric trimmer.

A friend sent a link to an estate sale near her home. When I look through the dozens of photos of these sales at first I see things that might be useful, but then viewing more photos they have one of everything, or duplicates, and the accretion of tons of stuff that needs to be redistributed. All good stuff, but way too much of it. We are such packrats. (I am in awe of how Charmion and keberoxu and Patty can do the downsizing they have so far.)