The to-do list is shrinking quickly. I’ve been going through the necessary chores for my absence, like stock piling cat food, but also getting around to projects I’d been putting off. I finally finished the patio roof I started last summer just in time to not be around to enjoy it this one.

I slowly accumulated this over the last few months to try to avoid looking like the crazy cat lady at Wegmans.

Yes, the left side is supposed to be open like that.