Today is my birthday! So far so good!  Painters showed up at 7:30 to begin the house painting project, my son Miles called from hunting camp in Colorado to report that they'd gotten an elk and Trouble was successful in helping dog break some lambs.  Can't get much better in my small world!  In addition, I froze 10 gallons (yes, gallons) of tomatoes and am now taking a break.  It's very hot out, 91F as I write this at 4 p.m.