I was feeling pretty down yesterday. At the Fellowship, Alison announced that Joy S. is dying, which made me cry and cry. This death is especially hard because Joy is about my age. She and Harry have been quiet helpful members of UUFA for many years, especially during special events. Harry is having to move as the USDA closes their office here. In some ways, it is better that she dies now, in Athens, instead of having to go to a new location and get new doctors and services. But he will have to start a new life alone. They have no children.

We had Fourth Sunday lunch and it was delicious. My Dad was at the service and stayed for lunch. He came in the afternoon and the three of us worked outside. That was really good--it is raining now. I was pretty tired and sore, but don't seem to be too bad this morning. Ray's hip has been bothering him a lot, but he dug up a bed for potatoes and Captain went along behind him and pulled out the weeds. I did some weeding in the asparagus bed--and then lay on my back in the sun for awhile. The chickens have been laying well and I gave my Dad a dozen eggs. I have a few left and I am confident that there will be more.

We fed the pigs and walked home. I borrowed a couple onions from Manita and made a big batch of Bounty Rice, which involves ground beef, cabbage, canned tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. Tasty, although not gourmet. We have a lot left, plus a lot of cauliflower pasta from Saturday night, so we will have enough leftovers for lunch all week.

I had been looking forward to the Academy Awards, but they didn't start until 8:30. By then, we had watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy and Big Bang Theory. Of course, the first part is less interesting and I fell asleep almost immediately. Going up to bed was really hard.