dirty business

 I can't bear the news. Just the lineup of the Republican coronation makes me barf. Not to mention this about Block Island and the Summer From Hell. So instead, I am going to treat you to my recent socializing. Since most of you can't! Yesterday I visited Randy and Virginia for the first time since I've been here. Virginia has been here (to plant me some elephant ears among other things) but I hadn't seen Randy. And was he a sight for sore eyes! He had been using old motor oil to treat lumber and was pretty well covered with it. Virginia showed me her (mostly) cat collection of ceramics, and the dog collection. And we sat on the porch swing and yakked. It was grand.