Whew! Final schlepping of stuff to Marge's where I'll be living. For all intents and purposes, it is done. And, when I woke up this morning it came to me that it is the third anniversary of my arrival in Pennsylvania.

Wendy has kindly agreed to let Toby continue to rule the barn and barnyard. It seems inhumane to now confine him to a household after his mega adjustments over the last three years, though Marge welcomes him, too. The other cons of his coming with me (I'll miss him a lot) are the outdoor presence of a couple neighborhood cats--one, distinctly an alley tomcat (whole)--so there'll be yowling, fights and rescues from Toby's penchant to solve fights by climbing trees and not coming down; and he bites. Yes, he is tom-catty and when petted, he bites. Rats! And that reminds me of his dietary supplements of rats and mice so available at Rhapsody Ridge.

This is tough. I'll miss him. Yes, I know I'll see him often and will contribute to his food supply that Wendy provides in the barn as well as flea and worm control. Still.

I'm deeply grateful for the years with Wendy and family. The boys continue to be a joy and there will be much more for us to do together and share. It's only 17-20 minutes depending on traffic. Wendy and John had an "empty nest" over the weekend due to me being here in my new residence and the boys at their music institutes. No doubt Keoni was completely surprised they showed up in Washington, DC, Sunday evening for his final concert in Kennedy Center's Summer Music Institute where he was the Concert Master.

And, of course, it is HOT! Everywhere. Hillary is being nominated in Philly this week. The SEPTA transportation system had to pull 120 cars off the regional rail system due to faulty welds on them. SEPTA was borrowing cars at a frantic pace to keep the system going with all the DNC and the 50,000 strong protesters busy gathering. Folks, I hope and pray for sanity and clarity to emerge from the political landscape this heat-domed summer so our already great country can get on with the business of intelligent governance that works every day toward upholding decent, thoughtful choices for every person. Let the hate-filled, government-bashing, simple-minded, selfish, me-ist, racist, misogynistic, gender-bashing, my-way-or-the-highway drown in that famous bathtub and be reborn in a revelation of We Can Make it all Work for...everybody...let's go talk to these other folks over there and see how we can all put good minds together and continue making our great path better and better. There is so much to be done!

Tomorrow, it is my plan to catch the regional rail and go eat lunch somewhere in Reading Terminal Market next to where the caucuses are taking place down in Philly. Maybe, I'll see somebody I know and get to shake their hand or wave, or maybe just catch a smile.

Well, time to put away more stuff. Here is the desk pieced back together again...

Thanks, to Wendy for helping haul stuff out to the car. And, thanks to Marge's nephew Jonathan who is visiting and helped schlepp some of the stuff upstairs...

Jonathan.

My pony Subaru has done yeoman service and is now parked in front of Marge's. We trade spots in front of the house. Late yesterday, storms were going through...