cleaning the condo

Denise & I have mopped, dusted, polished, vacummed the place because our poet friend Dorianne Laux is arriving late tomorrow night for her week of readings and literary gatherings here in SoFla (South Florida). Bought some yellow gladiolas to put in the middle of the dinning table, ingredients for gazpacho which I'll make for wednesday lunch, bottles of perrier and evian, all kinds of bagels and nova lox, and don't forget the cream cheese! Why does it take so much to prepare for guests? We'll probably be taking her out to eat most of the time. Hmmm stone crabs, maybe some Cuban fare, or my favorite sushi & thai.