I have no outside appointments today. Sadie doesn’t have water therapy. I am stubbornly reserving this day to WRITE.

Even though my to-do list (I am the ultimate listmaker) is as long as–forgive the cliche–my arm. Calls to make. Things to gather before my flight to LA on Thursday. How many outfits to take along, and which ones? I am a human DOING, more than a human being.

And Sadie is a dog doing–doing great things! She’s lost a total of 6 pounds–huge when you start out at 44 pounds. She’s really slimming down, and seems to feel better every

Sort of. I’ve been listening to a radio tour I did with the wonderful Irene Rawlings while in Denver on this last tour. I’m working on getting the link for you; the one I received in email worked, but didn’t when I copied it here. Stay tuned.

www.kbco.com/pages/focus.html

Hopefully, this one will work.

Irene is a delight and has become a personal friend.

Like most Mondays, this one is busy. Sadie will be heading out for her “swimming lesson” soon. At the moment, she’s snoring away on her pink dog-bed, building up her strength. In a few minutes, the telephone