As I've mentioned I have friends in assisted living, but the he of the pair has been in rehab. This is the first time they've been separated in the more than 50 years of marriage. Their move to a board and care was postponed because A developed a blister on his foot and the doctor wouldn't release him. His wife H is still in the assisted living facility. So after visiting the anticipated new home, and finding that they hadn't moved as scheduled, I ended up visiting them in their separate "homes."

There eldest (a daughter) is in town trying to fix up the homestead for selling, and granddaughter and I have been trying to help. As a result of our help, I have a car trunkload of books and no place to put them. Some of them will be going to the shul, but I still a whole bunch of 'em that are going to need a new home in the way of a bookcase. And where am I going to put another bookcase? But I couldn't turn down a windfall like that.

The outside of the apartment has been painted, and I had to remove everything from the patio. Hanging plants -- four of them. Patio table and chairs. Plant stand and all the plants thereon. And some other potted plants. Also took down the bamboo shades. Fortunately, granddaughter was here to help.

Today, everything had to go back. I guess the neighbors heard the vacuum cleaner while I was using it on the indoor-outdoor carpeting, so I got a lot of help putting things back.

Sad to say, after the two days that the hanging plants (spider plants) were in the sun, they look like they're going to need beaucoup TLC. I added tea leaves to help hold moisture in the soil while they're recovering. Those four hanging plants are all starts from the original plant.

Oh, yes, there was the asparagus plant too. Darn thing stabbed me while I was putting it back.

The head painter very kindly put my little fountain back in its corner, so I didn't have to move that. But before I could move the concrete bench back to its place, and the puppy with a basketfull of flowers hanging from his teeth (also concrete), I had to vacuum. So those articles didn't get in place until the neighbors (BLESS THEM!!!) helped move them back into place.

Too much breeze this evening, so tomorrow afternoon, the upstairs neighbor is going to rehang my bamboo shades. He's a nice young man.

I must say that the painters worked very efficiently, but it was odd having all the windows covered with paper. Seemed like twilight all day long. And I couldn't open my bedroom window last night.

Okay, that's it. I'm about to fall asleep on the keyboard. If I think of anything else, I'll write later.

Shalom.

Oh, yes, the outside of the apartment looks very nice! Now I need to work on the inside.

G'nite.