It will get down in the 40’s tonight, which is okay, but seemed out of reach in July in Iowa. Oh, yeah. The tomatoes are having their last hurrah and we set the thermostat to heat. Some of us have throat infections, but others are okay. I am in the latter category, but am ready to call a doctor at the first sign of scratchiness since my surgery date for my neck is September 26th and I do not want them to postpone it.

Tonight at the nursing home, Clara told me that she had four boyfriends: She got up with Will Power; she then went to see John; later in the day Arthur Itis came to visit and stayed until evening when she went to bed with Ben Gay.  She prefaced this by saying, “It’s a joke.”