Monday, September 7, 2026

Monday. September 7, 2026

 The week has been busy with fitting in a bit of packing here and there and, of course, everything that comes off a top shelf or cabinet needs cleaning because it hasn't been done in a couple of years.

Deb came over got the things off the top of my cabinets and in the shelves that were hard for me to reach. What a great friend! I proceeded to wash and pack. I'm the 'handle it once' kind of gal, so things are getting done.

I received the book "Boredom to Bedlam" that my friend Doug just finished, about his experience in Vietnam.  I offered to edit it for him and so have started working on that.  I've also been working on getting Charlotte's birthday gift finished - have one sleeve almost done and the other to finish and that should be it.  It's going to be so cute! 

This morning, I met Ben at the Neill Lake Walking Trail in Eden Prairie, a 1.75 mile trail around a nice, clear lake.  One side of the lake was covered in native flowers and were full of butterflies - they must be getting ready for their big migration. We also saw two beautiful swans and a couple of Egret.  It's a very nice trail and it was great hanging out with Ben for a couple of hours.  We were looking for a place to have a coffee and pastry but most of the places were closed.