Real Life

 NOW you know why Fiorella dislikes the "New Blogger"--because it's rigid as hell, a step back into the dark ages. Not only does it refuse to allow indentations for new paragraphs, but won't let your girl publish her poems in the proper form. It also has a stranglehold on publishing dates. WHY?

Fio is not just lactose persistent, but lactose INsistent!

That big self-portrait finally came down from the stairway wall today and is leaning against the shelves in the den. Meanwhile, Fiorella is cleaning the walls and baseboards in the guest room and downstairs bathroom, her role in preparing the inside of the house to be repainted. Thank goodness that Fio's theme color was traditional white.

The lovely couple who have been engaged to bring Fio's house up to snuff stopped by with their two girls to do a little clean-up work. In the meantime, Fiorella had a chance not only to get to know their daughters, a fifth grader and a seventh grader who were utterly charming, but also to practice talking to real live people. Remember, Fio lives out in the sticks and Sonia Dog is not much of a conversationalist.

Fiorella is fascinated by the elementary-school politicians who think they're going to influence the election by mispronouncing Kamala Harris's name.  If that were the case, Fio would have penned a clever poem centered on Donald's easily-rhymable surname long ago. Hmm...there's still time.