Spent a good part of today moving into a “new” (re-furbed) Laptop, my backup and “Plan B” to my Desktop. Based on the HP S/N, it’s less than a year old, probably a Best Buy or Costco demo. The hard part is replicating my years long Photoshop customization. And hours of Windows updates. Salvation was provided by the Postman who delivered these books today:


They balance a Christmas gift book of poems from my informally adopted Grand Daughter/Kindred Spirit/Elementary School Music Teacher/Dog Rescuer: “Dog Songs” by Mary Oliver – wonderful and hard on the heart.