I've never thought of having the post office hold onto boxes. How did you stumble onto that? Are they General Delivery?

This evening there are two jars of fresh pickles cooling on the counter, made from the variety that aren't giving a bitter flavor. A bunch of old cucumbers were chopped into pieces and composted, and still lots in the fridge. Tomorrow I need to pull out all of the bowls of tomatoes and make more sauce, clearing at least one shelf-worth of space.

Blood work this afternoon with a phlebotomist with a magic touch, no nasty prick when she started. I'll go back there again. I asked her about her history, she started in 1991 "back when we were still learning about AIDS." She has had a lot of practice. The next needle I confront will be the new COVID vaccine. Soon, I hope, before they are banned by the two administration idiots practicing medicine without a license.