The Labor Day weekend is going on right now and, since we live in a tourist town, we stay off the roads. We are homebodies. What can I say? Besides, the traffic in our area resembles city traffic. Forget the fact that we are considered a rural area. When one has 11 million people visiting in a year, one must expect delays and bottlenecks.

Our cat, Shrub, watching a black bear in our backyard.

Our son took ill yesterday, so we are at least relieved he does not have to miss co-op this week, as co-op will be closed for the holiday. We nurse him back to health, while his sister picks up his chores because she is such an angel. Continue reading »