30 March 14

Our environmental-activist daughter Amanda Wheeler celebrated her birthday on Friday, a non-tie day for me. She suggested honoring Earth Hour, which was last evening (29 March, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time), when many people all over the world turned off the lights and other "electrics," to see how to enjoy life without consuming electricity for at least one hour. So my tie today is very dark with specks for stars in the night sky. During Earth Hour we sat together in candlelight, and Beth read part of a "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" book to me. Earth Hour 2015 will be celebrated on Saturday, 29 March, 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time.