It’s been a nice week. We went to Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. The venue is an old woman’s college that failed shortly after the civil war. They stabilized the ruins and built a stage. Performances are outdoors without a sound system. It’s a unique experience. After all, how many Shakespeare companies offer free bug repellant? The actors and audience were largely young folks. Even the grand dame of the company looked like she was under 40.

Our other major entertainment was the Solstice party at Charlestown. We went with Mom, of course. They did a bang-up job. Kids has face panting, pony rides, inflatable bouncers, and more. A live band provided music. A half dozen food trucks provided just about any kind of fast food imaginable.

It wasn’t all fun and games here in Columbia. We are starting to plan some upgrades to the house. Danita has long said that we should have a larger dining area. We wondered whether we could just get rid of the pantry and store food in the kitchen cabinets. We spent a day on a rampage of removing, discarding, donating, and reorganization the kitchen. Now when I want to get my breakfast or lunch together, I have to walk around opening cabinets at random until I find my food. It was all worthwhile. We learned that the pantry can hold lots of stuff. We need a pantry, but we can make it much smaller. That will create the additional table space that we want.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.