Happy to learn today that the graffiti vandal has been caught. He lived in the 700 block of North Second Street and defaced many buildings in the CAN historic district . . . The turmoil of mayhem and murder on Restaurant Row has dominated conversation these last few days. I again suggest that the establishments in the area install streaming cameras so that we can see exactly what is happening on Second Street. The cameras probably won't prevent future incidents, but they might act as a deterrent in one or two cases, and that would be a blessing . . . Sometimes in the morning just before opening the store I will finish up my work on the Internet and slip over to POGO to play a quick word game or something such. I know that the American worker supposedly is more productive than in any other country, so who are these 140,000 other people who are on-line and playing games in the middle of the morning? . . .

Did Bob a disservice in yesterday's post. He was wide awake for the whole Oscar telecast and didn't once complain about the length . . . Another murder on Restaurant Row over the weekend and more muggings uptown, at least one in the middle of the day. One has to fear walking from the front door to the car these days. Where is the mayor? . . . Cecilia has been "pretty in pink" all weekend. One birthday cake after another. Uncle Bob's soft floppy rabbit was a big hit . . .

This weekend has been devoted to celebrating Cecilia's third birthday. The big party was Saturday but we will be delivering our best wishes tomorrow evening, the official date . . . Friend Deb Hershey is celebrating a rare birthday on Wednesday. Hers is February 29 . . . Spent the afternoon enjoying Singin' in the Rain on TCM and writing orders for new merchandise. We will be rolling out quite a lot of new items in the next week or so . . . Now it is time to gather the snacks for the Oscars and listen to Bob asking Isn't this over yet? every fifteen minutes . . .

Very windy day but that did not deter people. Bob had a busy day while I nursed my various illnesses . . . Our neighbor Betty Holmboe home safely after looping the East Coast from Harrisburg to Florida and back visiting friends. She fell in love with Savannah and spent an extra day there . . . Our friend Russ Harr is in Hollywood to escort the stars from backstage to the podium at the Oscars while his partner mans their local bar and a charity event to benefit the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council. Eager to hear who Russ teams up with this year. His "wards" the last two years were Tom Hanks and Barbra Streisand . . .

Rain most of the day but the shoppers came anyway . . . Reported drug bust in the 800 block of Green has all of us scurrying for info . . . Tough day for Bob since he had to help me nurse my headache and then, at the last moment, I forgot my pills so he had to make the trek back to the store to pick them up . . . Got our shipment of notes, thank you cards and journals . . .

No, the keys were not in the refrigerator. Guess I will call Harrisburg Locksmith JC Peters and we will try to duplicate the collection . . . Eric and Sarah Battisti dropped by with a nice surprise--a box of White Castle hamburgers for the freezer . . .

Another nice day. Hard to believe it is the second day without a single shopper . . . I have misplaced my keys. I am sure many of you know the frustration that goes along with that. Have looked everywhere in both houses except---could I have put them in the refrigerator when I stashed some ice tea in there? Will check out that possibility the first thing tomorrow . . . Talked with Steve Day this morning and he will be sending us another shipment of his hand-built pottery decorated with leaves. You bought out all but four pieces of the last collection he provided . . . More journals and notes are en route from Peter Pauper Press including the Merci! thank you card that features the Eiffel Tower . . .