September Blessings

Apple Bread (Baked by Neighbor S's Mother)

September started out cool, almost cold, but, then, it warmed up, nicely!  Today, Saturday, we went up to 99F!  The house, however, stayed cool and the fans kept us comfortable.  

I have had a productive couple of days.  Yesterday (Friday), I did laundry, cleaned my bathroom, mopped the kitchen, did the dishes, and finished cleaning my bedroom including removing cobwebs.  I am happy to say that I completed most of my weekly cleaning routines, this week!  

Friday Lunch, Compliments of S and N

Neighbor S called me around noon, yesterday; her daughter N was making hamburgers and would I like some?  She brought over hamburgers with pickles on the side and dessert!  The Armenian cookies called gata that her mother had made and a chocolate chip cookie that N had baked!  Yum!  What a blessing!  I gave S some freshly picked green chilies from the garden.

New Blouse

Later in the afternoon, cousin P called; she's going through her closet and has a dress and a blouse to give away, would I like them?   Yes, please!  Yes, I recently went through my closet and wondered how many were too many, but, receiving new-to-me clothes is a blessing!  My daughter loved the dress (it fitted her perfectly) and I took the blouse.  I am not sure if I like the length of the sleeves, however (they are elbow length); I might shorten them.  

Later in the evening, M tended to the garden and I gave him some moringa curry to try.  He really liked them.  He blessed me with a Hawaiian papaya that he had bought.  We are going to save the seeds and see if we can get them to grow!  I've had papaya seeds germinate, but, so far, haven't had much luck with getting them to grow to become trees.

Today (Saturday), I woke up with a slight knot of pain in my left hip.  I suppose I overdid it with the mopping, etc., yesterday.  I took it relatively easy, today, and rested.  I was still able to do things and I walked in the garden, did the dishes, cooked a beef curry, etc.  But, I didn't do any cleaning or housework.

Daughter asked me to mend a pair of shorts for her and I did that.  Later, I decided to renew a pair of pot holders:

Damaged Pot Holders

They are dollar store pot holders that I had bought in pre-Covid days.  I would regularly buy a pair of new pot holders (2 for $1), at the beginning of the year and replace them the following year.  Well, this year, I didn't replace them and using them to pull out an oven rack burned the fabric at the back.  My solution was to sew on another piece of fabric from the scrap basket:

Renewed Potholders (back)

Potholders (front)

I kept the fronts of the potholders as they were, as I like the butterfly fabric.  I felt very pleased with myself for renewing the potholders!  

Later in the evening, neighbor S called again.  She laughed as she said that she had family over for a visit and her aunt had made some tzatziki and would I like some?  A short time later, she and her daughter N blessed us with a feast!

Dinner Compliments of S and Family

They brought us tzatziki, salad, tabouleh, rice, pickled vegetables, grilled meat and hummus, and the apple bread that S's mother had made!  Enough food for not only dinner, but, also tomorrow's lunch and more!  I am so blessed!

Today, I am grateful for:

- Neighbors such as S and her family
- Being blessed by the generosity of others

- A cool house on a warm day
- Sewing skills
- The pain in the hip didn't get worse

Today's joyful activity was renewing the burnt potholders!    

This is a long weekend for us in the US with Monday being Labor Day.   Daughter and I are not doing anything special, but, I do have a couple of projects in mind for the weekend.  Whether I'll get around to doing them is another matter!  Hope everyone is having a safe weekend.