I am still shocked by Maria’s energy, the range of things she can handle, and how much she loves taking care of our farm.

She rebuilt a barn window today, cleaned up the barn, stacked fuel for our Solstice bonfire, dug up the Dahlia garden, sawed some window frames.

Boy, did I marry well this time around. It is hard watching her work so hard, but she loves it and I am still weak from my procedure last Thursday.

We’re having a good friend – Christine Decker, the actress – over for dinner. She is lots of fun. The procedure went beautifully, and I had a great walk this morning,  but I still need a lot of rest. I’m behaving, although Maria might disagree.