Saturday, July 18, 2026

     In the late afternoon on the deck, I am with my traveling friend and her puppy dog. The dog is up and down the stairs and trying to help my roommate with her gopher wars. We talk and laugh.  I forget that our sounds carry into the neighbor’s yard. Last week my neighbor had friends visiting on her patio and I could hear their conversations. It is startling to realize my neighbors can hear me.

     In the morning two friends from Oregon stop by for a visit. And later another friend brings a home baked bread. I love the visits.

     It is dark and cold this morning and the hidden neighborhood dog is barking. Small birds are in the bottle bush tree.  Mourning doves are cooing. I am back in my winter clothes. Today is a rest day from yesterday’s visits.

     In the evening, we watch another episode of SUGAR. When I am alone, I watch I, JACK WRIGHT, a British murder mystery. My roommate is tired of murder stories. For laughs we watch the latest episode of THE DAILY SHOW. I finished reading a short Stephen King novel ELEVATION. Yes, he does write short novels, along with his long long novels. Our criminal president hasn’t been impeached yet but impeachment is coming and is deserved.