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Saturday, March 17, 2018. I found myself alone for a few hours with Richie this morning. I gathered some friends to play with us, which happened to be 70-year-old dolls made by my grandmother. I have worked for a few weeks to restore the dolls. Richie conked out much sooner than I expected and took a long nap. When he awakened, I tried to find some fun things for us to do. He liked rolling around on the floor. He practiced sitting, which he actually enjoyed very much. He was fascinated with my camera.

Thursday, August 13, 2015. First of all, there are a lot of beehives. Each doorway, including the towers, now has two. As I stood at the west gate to take this picture, I moved aside to let some contractors pass. Why did they have scaffolding? I hunted for a spot below the post office wall to watch what they were doing. I stood directly under these beautiful flowers, in the shade.