Hi, Mes and R,

I'm getting a little writing done, but not much. I'm editing, and I expected it to be simple, but I still find places that need rea revision - making the writing good, not just catching the typos.
It looks like we'll have another dry year in California. Yikes! That makes eleven out of twelve. I'm not planting anything new, because the young plants need water to start out, and the squirrels like to dig them up.
How dry is California? Did I mention that the guys who built the retaining wall had to use a jackhammer to break up the dirt. Not kidding.