Went home sick Friday and stayed sick all weekend. Was well enough in the mornings to do chores and handle other family responsibilities around the house, but wasn't well enough to sail. My youngest sister, Ramona, was in town, and she and I and Tess and Dad went out to Mom's grave.

Finished Tale of Two Cities, which Rhiannon and I were reading this summer. I first read it in high school, so many long years ago, but like most things I did in high school, I did it half-heartedly, and I certainly don't remember it. I had no idea it was such an excellent story, and a tear-jerker, too.