Shopkeeper is what I do NOT feel like today. I only came to realize a few days ago that the \”Shop\” I had set up was the equivalent of a brick-and-mortar store with a show window crammed full of merchandise; but no way for would-be customers to gain entry!

I feel like a dumbbell now. And embarrassed. I apologize to site followers who have had trouble with that \”store\” of mine. At least now I know what to do; and because I\’m on vacation, I can spend lots of time on it. Soon, I hope, I\’ll be a better and more efficient Shopkeeper.

Meanwhile I\’m doing what you might call \”baby bike rides\”. I still have to take it short and easy because of my pulled hamstring, but now I can ride up to 4.5 miles instead of barely two 🙂 It\’s progress.

This morning I didn\’t go out until past 9:30. It was getting rather warm by then; it still doesn\’t feel like October. This is a far cry from Laura Ingalls Wilder\’s description of the severe winter which began with an October blizzard. At this moment, it\’s 79 degrees here!

Oh, well, that\’s better than 81 degrees at 5 am. Now, back to the shop.