2 AM

 Bedtime...

I awoke late in the day after a restless night. The laundry is done and put away, several meals prepared for the week, dishes washed and kitchen wiped down, toilet scrubbed, my desk cleared off and the household garbage disposed of. Finances and bills have been taken care of.  I still need to mop and clean the rest of the place but it will be great to get into a clean bed, even if I cannot sleep. 

Anniversary

 Jacob was a foundling left at my veterinarian clinic as an adult. He decided I was to be his by tapping rather insistently on the side of my head from his cage. Adopted in 2004. he lived happily with Angel, Samantha and Phoebe until he at last had me to himself in 2016. He died September 9, 2017 of complications of renal disease at age 16 just prior to hurricane Irma. Smart, affectionate and sweet, he was a devoted companion and like Lukas, a huge part of my heart.