lovely steady rain this morning, already for several hours. a little warm and humid yesterday.

We had our second Alison service and enjoyed it. I like her style and content, but even better I like the full sanctuary and feeling of hope and excitement of the congregation. We voted 161 to 1 abstention to call her as our next minister! Why would you bother to abstain in writing anonymously? that seems so peculiar to me.

We weren't home long before heading out to the Democrats' Spring Fling, an opportunity to listen to candidates for the Democratic Primary. First, the Captain and Vanessa and I finished up the chicken tractor. We differ about what to do with it now. I thought we were putting it in the one remaining garden bed. He doesn't want the chickens to eat the earthworms--so he says we should put it on the lawn. Admittedly, the lawn is not much, but they will destroy it for sure! Leaving behind manure...hmm

Then we stopped by katherine's house to leave her an Amaryllis. She has MS and it is hard for her to talk any more. She didn't answer the door, but I left it on the porch and someone will bring it in for her next time they are there.

I can't tell you all the people I talked to at the Spring Fling. It was at Memorial Park and I wish there had been more people in the audience. Burgers and hot dogs, chips and Coke, not the sort of meal we eat much these days. Ray went ahead in the truck with two grills and he was cooking away. Before we left the house, he called to ask us to get ice on our way. We forgot it was Sunday and stopped at Five Points Bottle Shop, which was of course closed. Then the Captain went into Earth Fare, which is sometimes not as easy to navigate as other stores. Eventually we got there and enjoyed listening to the candidates and getting to talk to them afterwards one on one. A young lawyer, Russell, is running against Paul Broun. I told him I would host an event at my house after we get back from our trip. It would certainly be great if he won!

We were home again a little after 6 and played some more cards.