The sudden refrigerator replacement was very irritating in the moment, but the new one is marvelous and I took the moment to get rid of some ancient jars of things and rationalise the contents somewhat, plus to begin doing proper meal planning so that I spend less time not knowing what we are eating, so it ended up serving as a launching plan to more pleasant days.

My daughter enjoyed Shakespeare camp beyond power of heart to report -- she was not Puck, but Peaseblossom, and a lovely, audible, well-played one too, and even believed that the person who played Puck instead was well-cast. And she already looks forward to next year when she will have a year of experience under her belt and be able to audition more fiercely for whatever part it is she desires.