Cherries are a favorite. Central Washington has a lot of fruit, apples and cherries in particular. We used to buy them by the case and sit around eating and seeing who could land most of their pits into the designated container in the middle of the room or porch, etc. The heartbreak in recent years was when the Aplets and Cotlets company almost closed down (just did a deep Internet dive on that history) but it seems they found a buyer (though reports say the recipe has changed some).

Thursday next week is the donation for teachers, so I'm moving everything near the back door. I may need a dolly for one of the boxes. This will be the push that lets me rearrange more of the den and hopefully move the photo cube off of the dining table and into the front room.

One of the cat sitting gigs was postponed, due to delays by the contractor on the work she wants to examine. Suddenly the week has opened up for other stuff.