Update #2 - August 2025

 Slow progress on Chapter 31, which is the last one. Very hot weather yesterday and today doesn't help. I'm currently tinkering with a praise song; once that's finished the rest should fall into place. Then I can start proofreading the whole manuscript. I'm still looking for anyone who'd like to help with that. It would be a matter of noticing any typos or inconsistencies, nothing technical.

The intermittent very hot days (upper 90s) have not helped the gardening, although the beans seem to like it. Of the eight tomato plants I started with, three have died, all large fruit types, but the sweet 100s, romas, and purple topped ones are now being very productive, and I am finally getting the occasional zucchini. I haven't had appreciable rain since early June, which is a bit unusual - there are thunderstorms from time to time, but they go around me. At least we're almost halfway through August.