Crossing off the list

Hello, Our to do list was smaller today, but it seemed to stay the same size as we continued to do jobs not on the list. It became bad enough that Leroy grumbled, “I am going to have to retire or quit volunteering so much so I can do some of the things that need to be done around here.” One of the tasks we spent quite a bit of time on was trying to find the water key for the water source at the community garden. It was a futile search. Leroy kept thinking of more places to look, but nothing resulted in a key. We know another person in the neighborhood who has one. We are hoping she keeps better track of hers so we can borrow it. Leroy had been keeping it in the bucket he takes to the garden. I was afraid he would throw it away with the weeds. He put it in a safe place. So safe we can not think where that might be. It is certainly hidden from us. We did water flowers at the church, but we are sure the big garden needs some water as well. I miss some escape reading. I am rereading the Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. The writing is not by them, but by a Jewish man who spent several days with them wrestling with the idea of how to find joy in our lives. In the intro the writer commented it is like a Jew, a Buddhist, and a Christian go into a bar… Serious writing, but uplifting. I am also reading Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown. Paula