Tuesday

Last night we had a small, but good writing group--with Gerlinde visiting.  For two of the current members and Gerlinde, it was a reunion from the original Monday night group, with lots of comings and goings in between, and a chance to talk about the publication of her recent book that she started in writing group six year ago!

This morning I took Miss Kate to the doctor to find out what the MRI machine discovered about her injured little foot.  (She has a broken heel that's been mis-diagnosed for the past two years, and she has to get a scooter this afternoon and stay off her feet for eight weeks.)

Now Edward is here painting the ceiling in the casita after we went to Pickers Paradise and bought a great new screen door for the porch.  If you don't know Pickers Paradise, and if you want old sturdy doors and windows and hardware, this is where you'll find it all--in a huge warehouse on Fredricksburg Road. We decided that this old door matches the vintage of my 1950s house and is way sturdier than what I'd found at Home Depot--though it will need new screens and lots of elbow grease and paint.

I'm happily getting ready for a visit from my sister Jocelyn starting on April 5th--during which time we plan to drive to Castroville and see the poppies and have dinner with Will and Bonnie and the kids at their house.  I'm really looking forward to introducing everyone and all the animals to Jocelyn, who loves animals as much as they do!

Other than that, her only request is to have a glue party--which I introduced her to in Georgia!