Today. Wrote a book note/review on The Bible at Qumran: Text, Shape, and Tradition. Went to the mall and left again quickly, empty-handed. Rented three videos: Bridget Jones's Diary; Almost Famous; and Memento. Watched the first two and then washed six days worth of dishes, which earns another May Sarton quote:

The constant remaking of domestic chaos into the order that keeps a house alive and peaceful takes a lot of doing.

(From At Seventy: A Journal, p. 68)