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So funny the different reactions people have to clothes shopping. I love buying smaller clothes :)

I've only been to Provincetown once for a 3 day visit, but I thought the vibe was really cool. Friendly, the opposite of stressful. Even the traffic back ups seem to have a kinder attitude.

Yesterday was amazing. We didn't work out, but dedicated ourselves to heavy yard work. The last 3 summers we've traveled so much that the backyard was neglected. We have a hill in the back that we just let go wild, and generally I really like it. Its really too steep and shady to do much else. It attracts so many birds, and of course my arch enemies, the squirrels. But it is out of control, so I attacked it with clippers, and DH actually had to chain saw a few things. It looks a mess with brush piles everywhere right now, sort of like that stage in the house when you start to declutter, but haven't put things back together yet. So this weekend I'll spend some time breaking down the brush so I can bag it.

Besides feeling muscle tired and a sense of accomplishment, we went to the best concert last night. Perfect weather, perfect sightlines, perfect shady park, incredible performances. The headliners are a trio that are kind of Minneapolis Musical Royalty. One of the members had a stroke in February, but is pretty well recovered. He can sing, but not play his bass, and has less stamina. So they asked other artists to join them. An entire show with some of the best musicians in the Twin Cities. It was the kind of concert you dream of during a long, cold winter. It totally filled up the part of my soul that hungers for live music.

Today more soul filling, I drank tea and read the paper on the porch. I'm now dressed to go work out. If it doesn't cloud over, we are going to the beach when I get back. I'm still having dinner with the college roomies. It will feel good to hug my friend whose husband got the terrible cancer diagnosis, and support her any way we can. I think tonight's support will be listening. Tomorrow a baby shower, where I will meet one of my little grand nieces who is finally visiting from California.

So sorry about your Dad. It's such a shame that he keeps having to go through this.

I heard that Wisconsin and surrounding states were going to suffer with a "heat dome" this weekend. It is supposed to be sudden summer in the Northeast too but not quite as bad.

I haven't been. A waste, I know, but Kirby is scared of it and gets upset when I'm in it. I have tried a few times to coax him in, but right now the flagstone decking is too hot for him to stand on while I try to tempt him to get in. I was talking with my pool guy yesterday who said he has another client with a lab who is the same way. Imposter water dogs!

LOL. We are looking at a bare bones tour that costs around $2500 per person, including airfare. It includes 4 days (or maybe 3) river cruise. DH says we're probably sleeping on deck under mosquito netting. The reviews are good though, so we'll probably take a chance. It cost about $2000 - 3,000 to have a tree taken down here :)