Day 873: More luck!

The rainfly has been located!  The girl who dropped out and then wanted to drop back in still has it.   Why on earth didn't she return it?   Nevertheless, we're almost done.  Perhaps tomorrow the equipment issues will be concluded.

Also, tomorrow is the Memorial Day Program, one of my favorite events.  When I began it in 2000, I met with a lot of resistance from the faculty because of the time away from instruction.  (35 minutes!)  Amy does a wonderful job of arranging a moving program, but she also has trouble with some staff.  This year, a former student and her husband are speaking about their experiences over the past year while he was deployed to Afghanistan.

The Student Council has now taken over the maintenance of the flower pots next to the Philip Witkowski Memorial Bench.  It's time for them to buy into the process of caring for the memorial and learn how to plan, purchase and plant the flowers.   We've been doing it since it was constructed back in 2006 and now we can pass that job on.

Lots more clovers popped out in front of me today on our walk along Chestnut, Seymour, Howard and Forest.  I was extra lucky and found two five leaf clovers!

All my packing is done!  And the house is clean! I'm never prepared a whole day in advance.  It's amazing what you can get done with a little free time.

New living room curtains!  I am banishing the red and gold from the room and replacing it with cooler, brighter colors.  It's ironic to me that ikat has become so popular in the US now since the patterns originated in Uzbekistan.  Right next to this window is the cabinet that holds my Uzbek dishes in the same colors and very similar designs.