A happy moment a few weeks ago when I saw a fox on my front yard grabbing a squirrel by the neck.

Now I know a lot of companies are jumping on the spicy mayonnaise bandwagon, but their products are worthless.  Spice to them means bland as usual.  Stick with Sir Kensington.  Is it four times more expensive than the other products?  Yes.  Is it worth it?  Yes.  You can make up for it with ramen for dinner.

Now I understand that most people, when about to travel, will assess their wardrobe and think that maybe they need a new addition to make them sparkle. I know this is my daughter’s philosophy. Not me. I have those trusty four blouses from Steinmart that I trot out over and over.

Exercise? Yes. Somewhere in the morning I fit in enough to satisfy my watch. I used to walk every day for about 25 minutes, but lately I’ve decided not to walk if it’s too hot or too cold. So what do I do for exercise? I empty the dishwasher. I fold the clothes. I take an indoor walk. For some reason lately I haven’t made my monthly challenge. My fault? Or should the challenges be easier? Or should I just get a Timex and leave the Apple Watch in its box?

That garden used to be filled with coneflowers, but then the black-eyed susans came along and kapow. There went the garden. They didn’t affect the tiger lilies, but the poor coneflowers were defeated. Only now, several years later have they started to come back. I’m watching for the pernicious yellow to rear its beautiful but deadly head.