Today was Tom's first day of joblessness. He's been trying to stay out of my way, since I still have things to do. He spent the morning searching for a new job; the only new listing today was for something in the same neighborhood as the job where he just got laid off. Losing that wretched commute was one of the upsides of the layoff.

Rather than work on those same dead shrubs, I spent much of today digging out crabgrass. I finished one portion of the yard, only to find that, with the crabgrass gone, there's hardly any greenery left. Once I've had a chance to rest and cool off, I'll have to pick up some grass seed.

The knitted top continues apace.