Forget the “lazy” days of summer. It feels like it’s been crazy in my little corner of the world ever since I returned from California.

First I had a book signing at a cute little bookstore in Kuna, a town outside of Boise. In fact, my mother went to school in Kuna and graduated from the high school there in 1933. She wouldn’t recognize it anymore as it is no longer a small farming community.

Next up was the installation of my patio blind. I’ve been...