Sandy has gone to Indiana to visit our family. She left Hobo the cat and me here to look after things. What the heck was she thinkin’?! That’s kinda like leavin’ a rabbit to guard a head of lettuce! I’ve lived in this house over three years and am just now figurin’ out where all the light switches are.

I grew up a country kid in the ‘50s. Customarily the men and boys worked outside. The women and girls worked in the home. I’m not saying that’s the way it should be,...