Four days and counting...

Well... while I'm sifting through things to pack (particularly shoes), we're saying a prayer here for Howard's brother Steven and his wife Ellen. They have a beautiful home in Fallbrook, California, and Howard (who is out there on business this week) emailed some photos of wildfires basically encroaching on their house. These are scary, scary pics. Fallbrook has been evacuated but as of today, Steve and Ellen were home and playing it by ear. They live on a mountainside and while the fire is closing in, they were not yet required to evacuate - I think they're trying to just figure out what to do. It's amazing how much has burned out there. They have a beautiful ranch with a citrus orchard and these great gardens. And it's in pretty imminent danger.