Elementary is, so far as I know, in rerun season right now.  Mycroft became a favourite of mine during last season.

Hello!  It’s been almost two weeks, but I’m back.  I’ve got news, of course; I hope you’re all doing well.

The new seal came in for my old lawn mower.  Hopefully I’ll be installing it tomorrow or sometime over the weekend.  I’m optimistic the mower will run like new then; it does indeed show symptoms consistent with blow-by and intake dilution that a bad lower seal would cause to a two stroke engine.

I’ve taken up handstands; I practice them with my kids now.  So far, they’re better than I am, but I’m improving.  An injury to my shoulder yesterday has slowed me a bit, but I’ll be back to it soon:  my shoulder is already much better, thankfully.  My skipping continues, but I’ve climbed up to 181 lbs.  Who knows why, or where the weight’s going?  I don’t seem to be any bigger.

I cleaned out the rest of the gutters on Canada Day; it’s done now for another year.  My lawn has virtually stopped growing, now that we’re in the dry season.  I’ve done some weeding and yard tidying, but need to touch it up a bit soon.

My kids are navigating this summer pretty well.  Due to the strike, they’ve effectively been on vacation for weeks already.  They’ve been practicing their times tables, writing stories, colouring, and drawing, along with watching TV of course.  They’ve practiced dancing many hours each week in the living room.

I’ve been making bread again; in fact, I just loaded the bread machine.  The pace of life hasn’t really slowed, but the days are structured differently.

Here’s Mycroft, Sherlock’s brother.  Have a great night:)