How was your visit?  Wow, didn't realize your company was in stage 4.  Hope you had a really healing time for her.  The patio is stupendous!!!

BTW, my niece IS coming, after all.  In a wheelchair.  So, one baby, one 33 year old and one 50 year old in a wheelchair.  But it will be lovely.  I adore this family, as you know.  These are the Memphis clan - oldest daughter of my beloved sister who is no longer with us, her daughter (my sister's granddaughter) and the 2 year old (almost 2 so actually she's a toddler, 4th child of my 33 year old great niece!!!)

But you didn't tell me how your visit went this past weekend.  I really hope it was wonderful.  When are your next people coming?  Isn't it the same time as mine? 

Have an incredibly wonderful time with your friends.  I am finishing some painting of trim in the bathroom, and doing a little cleanup in the smallest bedroom, for my niece to stay there.  A few other finishing things too, like I need to fill out my voting form.  And clean up the digital camera, making some space for some new photos of family!   But I am getting there.  And your place is most likely all spruced up for company.  However, damn, this weather has been horrible.  No sunshine in ages.  Very overcast and cold here. 

Poor Abster.  Podster is going to hide all next week, I am sure.  But I've discovered where his new hangout is located:  behind the barn waaaaay in the back of the property.  It's quiet back there and the Bitchess (Calamity) won't bug him up there.

Yeah, I want to have a fire too, but it makes so much mess I'll wait til company is here to do that.   I have to thoroughly dust on Sunday anyway, but after that, I'll just warn folks that dirt is good for the soul. 

We are eating very simply.  My family, and all the folks I knew back east from my old life, can't stand anything that has any bite to it, or sauces, or anything.  Not even Chinese!  Where did I come from dd?  I always thought I was an alien implant...love you