Dalia is like a child in her new surroundings, puttering, cleaning, buying this and that. She’s fun to watch and be with.

One of the reasons we were able to make a better deal on this house was the fact that the landscape had only been partially done, and then had been left untended. We had two wonderful men come by today and make an excellent proposal, for a price we could afford, to do part of the work we want to have done: some patios, and some plantings. They said they could begin tomorrow and be done in three days. And they had the books of photos to show it, and could even point out the houses in the neighborhood where they’d done the work.

They’re wonderful men, with families, and they are working to make a living, not asking for anything from anyone. Won’t even let us pay until they’re done. We’re really looking forward to having more access to outside spaces. It’s beautiful here.

I’ll probably feel better tomorrow. On Wednesday, they’re doing a CT scan of my respiratory system, to see if they can fine-tune the treatments. I appreciate it.

Hope you are all well. Got some nice emails today from some of you. I didn’t “announce” that I’d begun typing this thing again, so if you know anyone who’d care, please let them know. It’s sort of embarrassing to write something, then ask people to read it. Now I know what they mean about “ego blogs,” because I can’t think of much other reason to write a blog, unless there are people out there who really want to know something.

Right now it’s 70 degrees, 9:18 pm PDST, 19% humidity. Going to bed. ‘Nite.