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We had to have a new sewer line put in at the Catalpa Cottage. It took out my row of cucumbers, but they weren’t weathering the drought very well anyway. Hopefully some of the bean plants will survive. We should have gone for a composting toilet and a washboard, but maybe next time.

We drove up to the picnic area and unloaded the car. We walked to the picnic table, Karen carrying the tofu salad and I carrying the baby. A police officer immediately drove up and informed us that the park was about to close, although it was teaming with boaters and anglers. We packed up the car and drove around the corner to a gravel parking lot that was not a city park, sat on the grass, ate our salad, and watched fireworks across the lake. We wouldn’t want to break any rules!