I got up late, but the barn animals got up even later. Apparently they also had a party last night. So far this morning I have drunk a lot of coffee, made bread dough, and made cookie dough that will eventually be the base for chocolate tarts. Next on my list of things to do is to make lemon squares, except that I might take a nap first.

While reading today's Waterville Morning Sentinel obituaries, I came across this mournful sentence. Make of it what you will.

"She will be sorely missed by her cat, Teeney Bah-ba, and his partner, Joe."