I listen to the Newshour on PBS at three and a local news at four o'clock while I stitch. No one needs to SEE the news and I mute the commercials. It's amazing how much one can accomplish in about two hours each afternoon when my room is sunny and bright and the windows colorful in the fall with bright leaves. Yes, even in Calilfornia we have bright leaves while it's still in the 70s outdoors.