Multiple entries on June 20th/ housefire updates

You will see quite a few new entries from me today.  I only had intermittent internet access during my travels, so I've saved my journals and posted them now.

An update on my housefire.  Damage was only to objects, none to structure.  TV, DVD player, TV stand, refrigerator.  I'll replace them as I go along, and after we have finished cleaning all the soot and smoke from the rooms. 

By a miracle, none of my books got wet!  And this half of the basement is not all that bad in terms of smoke and ...