Morning time

Drinking my tea, dealing with pets. After a bit I'll clean up some since company is coming. Go to Utica and pick up some things for dinner and tomorrow, then appointment and home.

In the long tradition of "it never rains, but it pours" I have multiple options of things to do this weekend, all of which I want to do, some of which are mutually exclusive. Sigh. However, this is an infinite improvement over the last time Duchezz was out of town.

Okay. Time to b'fast, shower, and actually get going.

A good day

A wet, cool day, but a good one, as things are measured these days.

My manicurist is a friend, and it takes almost 2 hours to do my nails, so we got to spend time together. The wine stores and grocery stores were cooperative, the bank efficient.

Cleaning the dining room took less time than I feared; dinner was mostly on time and almost entirely consumed (always a good sign). Dinner guest brought a yummy dessert (also mightily consumed) and then we sipped wine and watched Pride and Prejudice. She is on her way home, and I trust her to get there safely.

Duchezz called twice and is having fun.

The pugs have found an empty olive oil bottle and have decided it is "the enemy" and are having much fun. If they were little boys there would be sticks and cries of "En garde"!

Tomorrow is Mass, then stopping by the VFD (maybe for b'fast, maybe just a donation), and then lunch at the Ireland's and Scrabble. None of the stations we get are carrying the Bears game--I was so optimistic, it being the CBS "A" game this week, but no. The locals are carrying the Bills/Patriots (the "B" game) and the NY city station, which we get at the house, isn't carrying a 1 o'clock game at all, but they are running the 4 o'clock (Giants). Phah! I was all excited I'd get to see the Bears (though they will, in all likelihood, get their heads handed to them). Oh well. Scrabble it is (where I will get my head handed to me).

Ah well--that's for tomorrow. For now it is feed the cats, and then to bed.