- My neck is killing me from working without a desk - looking down at the laptop is really not very ergonomic.

- There is a young man here digging post holes to repair the fence that was damaged when the tree fell on it last winter. I do not envy him. It’s like digging in concrete.

- The gopher population here has been reduced by at least a half dozen. Yes, I am ruthless, all in the name of summertime tomatoes.

- Brad is sad today, missing Hawaii. So am I.

- Listening to Hawaiian music doesn’t help. In fact, it makes it worse.

- New carpet is in - and it’s made of recycled soda bottles! How cool is that? Much cooler than our reduced bank account, for sure. There’s an expense we weren’t counting on.

- Can I continue to post to a blog called Paradise Found when I’m no longer in the stereotypical paradise? I’m thinking that paradise is portable, even if the palm trees are not.

- I’m hopeful that someday soon I’ll be able to formulate entire paragraphs again.