We finally had a decent rain, not enough to declare an end to the drought, but enough for the plants to perk up and me to not have to water for a few days. Everything looks much better.

Amelia's cat, Leia, is with us for the next few days, and I am enjoying having her in the house with me. She plays and explores in the morning and naps extensively in the afternoon. When you don't see or hear her, she is sleeping on the hidden bookcase behind the desk in the red room. I wonder if there are any books we care about there? I am sure no one has looked at them in several years. When we are away, or at night, we shut her in the red suite, with her food and water and litter box. Last night, she managed to get the door open (a pocket door that slides) and wander around meowing. This morning, I realized she had no food or water. I felt terrible; she is perfectly entitled to meow if she needs something. Yesterday after Amelia left, she was meowing too. Kevin came to visit her for a few minutes in the evening. I heard from Amelia and the Captain. They spent the night in Pennsylvania (I forget the town). All was well, except he was tired and missed Vanessa. Amelia was not interested in having a martini with him. They had some trouble finding a motel--they were full and expensive, but they found one.

I made tabouli for KR potluck. Mostly I worked on the End of Life project, reading and making notes and copying info from websites. I was pleased to spend so much time on the project. Today my back is pretty sore, though.

It is sunny and cool, but warming up fast. Very pleasant for the moment.