Rain in Mill Valley today

Hard to believe, since it almost never rains in the this part of the country in the summertime. Down it came in buckets for just a few minutes, it reminded me of rain in Hawaii.

Tomorrow evening the kids come here to stay with me for a week. I think things are set up well enough to get started . . . Walt did finish putting together the table, and it works beautifully in the tiny space allotted for it in the kitchen.

Penny brought me a bouquet of flowers from her garden today, and they are brightening up my living room right this minute.

I have to teach my car how to find its way home to a new place. I keep thinking I'm going back to the old place, which is not so very far from here but the route changes dramatically to get here sometimes.

The two flights of steps, on the other hand, are not causing my any hardship at all, and they say step walking will improve tush muscles. Now that would be nice . . .

I'm a little off today, I don't know why, but there are moments when real joy has appeared with no warning. I haven't felt joy in so long I almost forgot what it feels like.