Jett vomited on the rug and part of the small carpet. I managed to get most of it with an enzyme cleaner.

I thought he was doing well today, so this is not great news. He ate breakfast and is much less lethargic than yesterday.

He eats things that are off limits, like a veg sandwich yesterday that he stole off the counter.

I made a fairly cheap lunch – sauteed zuke from the garden, tomatoes, onions, pasta all from the food pantry, even the olive oil, with feta and mozzarella cheese.

Got to get back to Aldi for their herb goat cheese – delicious!

This morning baked cinnamon rolls, I think also from Aldi. This was to defeat a craving for coffee and croissants at the Williamstown Coffee shop. Would have been about $25 for both of us with tax and tip.

I’ve spent the last couple of days thinking about things that need to be done in the house. Nothing major, just chores that I don’t feel comfortable doing myself until I watch a pro do them first. One of the HVAC people is coming over tomorrow to clean the furnace and drain the hot water heater, so that’s two jobs that will be out of the way. Good reference.

The composter fell over when Ron tried to add many days/weeks of vegetable leavings. He cleverly rolled it down the hill and we were able to upright it once he’d emptied part of it. I figure to add the compost to the garden/s when the season is over, let it age a bit longer.

Did 30 fetches with Jett.

Worked on the carpet and the rug with the Green Machine. Cleaned up trumps from the yard.

Ron did transfer station and Stop & Shop runs.

We worked off and on for most of the day cleaning the rug and hauled it to the truck bed to dry. By evening we were both hurting.

Too scattered to go to the Brien Center food distribution.

Found a possible spray for the mini split, ordered it for delivery from Home Depot along with Miracle Gro to make up the delivery minimum.

Left a voicemail for an HVAC/Plumbing company in Williamstown. Waiting to hear from an out of state person for furnace servicing.

Ordered a half pint of Ben Moore paint from Aubuchon to touch up the bedroom. Ron picked it up on his way back from the credit union. Tried it out.

Made a good lunch of Ron’s choosing: orzo, shredded cabbage in broth with parmesan cheese and lemon. Put a salad together for later.

Booked appointment for Corolla maintenance with Carpinello.

Office 365 renewed.

Poor Jett threw up in the hallway next to my office door. I didn’t realize until we sat down to watch the news at 6 that he’d also defecated in the living room, on both the carpet and the rug. I put cleaning fluid on the carpet, leaving it overnight. Put the rug outside, will deal with it tomorrow.

Messaged Mountain One for a Safety insurance quote on auto and homeowners.

Watched an episode of The Practice called “Human Rights” and am furious with David E. Kelley for such a poor research job. There were grounds for granting the young girl’s request for amnesty to spare her legal rape in the form of a forced marriage and appeals are in fact available for amnesty requests that are refused. While this episode was not based on a real case, I am still sick about it. That girl could be our great grandchild!

Signed up with Kroll Monitoring following a data breach at an unidentified medical provider or medical data collector.

Ron is off to the transfer station.

Did laundry. Boiled eggs. Transplanted the white geranium. Tried to get a coffee stain out of the living room carpet. Cleaned off the big bureau in our bedroom.

Left a message for Purple Valley about an appointment for the Corolla’s 200,000 mile checkup.

Dropped off Ron’s Pendleton robe to a seamstress at Savvy Hive. She recommended a patch.

Watched several YouTube videos about protecting assets from Medicaid seizure.

Ron and Jett have been in and out all evening. Ron reports that it’s been raining steadily. Found out too late that there was entertainment at the Coffee Shop.

I signed us up for a lecture by Maggie Haberman to be streamed on Sunday at a synagogue in Pittsfield.

I visited two food pantries today, both in Williamstown and both in churches.

As a result, we have a lot of groceries.

Our good friends at Saints Patrick and Raphael provided us with fresh produce, eggs, coffee and homemade bread.

The pantry setup at the Community Bible Church is the same as the one at Christ the King in Mashpee. You get a number, fill out a couple of forms with your food requests and wait your turn. Volunteers take your bags, pack up your food and deliver it to your car.

I got a high number so was in the sanctuary for quite a while. I’d left my phone at home so used the opportunity to do a little Bible reading.

Aside from the rules about stoning and smiting of enemies, I found myself enjoying the poetic aspects of the Old Testament text, especially in the Book of Job.

On a more mundane note, I learned that there are no income requirements for anything that isn’t provided by USDA.

This is the fifth food pantry I’ve visited; four are church-affiliated.

Gotta have respect for that old time religion.

This afternoon I dug up big weeds in the driveway garden, including a couple of small trees. I hope this allows the flowers more water and nutrients. Loaded it all in the truck.

Getting ready for bed, I tripped and fell because Jett was right behind me.

Made a casserole today with squash, white beans, corn, tomato sauce, onion, garlic and spices with a cornbread top crust. Ron loved it.

Except for the spices, it was entirely from food pantry items, even the cornbread.

That, some weeding and a lackluster dusting of the blinds was pretty much what I did today. Meanwhile, Ron vacuumed the living room.

Or was there more?

Turns out some of the things I do in the morning are supposedly helping me avoid a stroke: go outside with Jett, drink water, eat yogurt before carbs.

They are gorgeous and almost untouched by pests this year. Roses as well. May they continue.

We are besieged with fleas right now. One fell in my coffee this morning. I tightened Jett’s Seresto collar and set out a fresh dish of apple cider vinegar, sugar and dish detergent.

Changed sheets.

Warm and muggy, not great for outdoor work but I weeded both sides of the driveway and cleaned up the daylilies. Counted over 30 stems around the light pole.

Confirmed with Apple Support that our phones are not eligible for any kind of AppleCare coverage.

Confirmed with Williamstown Medical that Ron and I are automatically assigned to Dr. Rizwan once she’s onboard in September.

Looked into starting a new hobby. Two quizzes gave me answers that are almost a joke: glass blowing and knitting/crocheting!

Pizza for supper.

I put Jett in the garage to stop his barking, and it worked. He finally ate after skipping breakfast but is restless again. Gave him a bit of a CBD gummie.

I vacuumed and removed three years of dust from under the bed. Changed the vacuum cleaner bag.

Scraped spatters of paint that have been on the bedroom baseboards for years with alcohol and finger nails.

Reading an online book about a wedding, a non-fiction book that I’m thoroughly enjoying. Finished a bottle of wine and shared the last slices of cheddar cheese with Jett.

Thinking about FarFar’s, Duxbury Beach, French Memories. Amie. Sun, light and sea air. Shipwrecked. Dead Neck Trail. Sandy Neck. State Beach in Winter. No charge after Labor Day, three weeks away.

We did a run to Walmart for a prescription and a few household and grocery items.

Ron did a huge laundry.

Reviewed the over 300 free channels offered through Roku and selected favorites.

Figured out how we will manage with 25% cuts in Social Security in six years.

I made an August bouquet but many flowers have already gone by. Some due to my failure to water enough, no doubt. Some because of this past week’s rainstorm. Still pretty, though.

Made a broccolini/onion/cheddar pot pie. Was going to be a quiche but the crust came out weird when I prebaked it. Also made brownies. Both good.

Jett was being a pest for a good part of the day. He did stop barking at the boys when we called him.

Bartlett’s Orchard Farm in Richmond judged the best in the state.

Beer for Ron and wine for me on the deck after supper until Jett became unruly. Nice. The setting would have fit in anywhere.

I made a casserole for lunch with the zuke from our garden, onion, red pepper, cheese and mushroom soup. Baked potatoes and made a big salad. Helped Ron with cleanup. Even so, it took him quite a while to finish.

Jett decided not to eat today; finally had some food around 8.

Ron loaded the new mouse traps and boy, have they been busy: one snapped within half an hour of placement. Just now Ron saw a mouse run out from under the frig.

I removed one this morning with a live mouse. It was badly injured. I wasn’t sure how to put it out of its misery so just released it. Don’t know what happened to it.

Comments on the state rep debate from last night pretty much reflect my opinion. John Barrett was prepared, Fitch his opponent was not. There is concern that Fitch wants to do the bidding of Beacon Hill, which is the last thing we need.

Observation: the opponent’s crowd was raucous at the end and did not represent him well. They treated a dignified debate like a steel cage match.

We were thinking about going to a concert at the Historical Museum but passed when we learned there was an admission fee. It wasn’t outrageous but we are spending only on essentials these days. Like mouse traps.