We are all sliding down the pole to fiscal disaster and nobody expresses it as well as Geraldine. Still, there are some bright spots. Our housemates just purchased a six acre island on Quonachataug pond in Rhode Island; ever sleepless in their desire to go forward and find something new, I think they just got there.

I do have to take off my feathered hat to Mrs. Stuyvesant-Fish as it is her birthday today. This great lady decided to keep the cap on the celebration because any day she can make it out the door of her mansion is cause for celebration. A great lady, a magnificent presence in society, and--most of all--a superb friend.

Who knows what will happen this week. The pond is frisky with adventure.