Sunny and cold in Van Nuys

I thought fall would never come. And Nov. 10 is 10 days too late. We always mark the real beginning of fall as Halloween, but it's still been plenty hot until now.

And it's barely rained. For years.

Could use some rain.

I rebuilt the shower fixtures today with the help of my 4-year-old assistant. Took them apart, cleaned them up and put in new washers (and greased everything up). Then I cleaned the shower, took a shower, and we're about to eat at Leonor's. Yeah!