Wednesday's Happenings

The First Pea Pod!

A sunny and clear day, today.  The daytime high was in the mid-60s.  

M was here, this morning, and he tended to the garden for me.  We picked the first pea pod from one of the snowpea plants.  Hopefully, it is the first of many!  

Today, I labeled and got the three full jars of jam ready for gifting, cutting out little fabric squares to decorate the lids and tying raffia around them, etc.  And I got out the jars of other jams I had made, earlier.  They have been labeled, already, but, I need to dress them up, a bit for gift giving.

Then, I wrapped up the gifts I bought to give cousin V's two grandsons.  I had wanted to take the gifts with me to the church to hand them to cousin V after the memorial service, but, when I mentioned my plan to her, she said to wait; her daughter and grandsons will be here for a week and I could come by sometime mid-week, spend some time visiting them, and give the gifts then.  But, this morning, cousin V called to say that she was sorry, but, they had been busy and they were planning to go to San Diego (her older daughter lives and works there) today and won't be back until later, tomorrow, and they were all flying out to New York on Friday!  What about the gifts, I asked.  She suggested I took them over to her sister R and R could bring them over, later!

So, I called cousin R in the early evening after she finished her work (she is a Special Education teacher) and explained the situation to her.  She was fine with us coming over later in the evening, around 7:00 p.m.  Daughter drove me, after she got off work.  I took cousin R a jar of zucchini chutney and the bag with the two gifts for V's grandsons.  We visited for a few minutes while R's German Shepherd enjoyed getting a belly rub from my daughter!  Just before we left, R gave my daughter two big bags of clothes she had decluttered!  Some with tags still on!  Such abundance!  What a blessing!  Daughter tried them on after we came home and most of them fit her.  Some of them even fit me!  Which is very surprising because my cousin is much slimmer than I!  They must have been huge on her!  There was only one blouse that didn't fit either of us and I told my friend R that I'll bring it to her - it might fit her (or, if it doesn't, she can send it to her daughters or granddaughter).  I will call cousin R, tomorrow, to tell her that some of her clothes fitted me!  She will be surprised!  

Neighbor S (who is also my piano teacher), called, too, to check on me, this afternoon.  She said she will resume teaching piano after January 11. She asked if I needed any new pieces to learn and I said no, I'll play the ones I have and then, when we resume lessons, we'll see how it goes.   She asked me if I was practicing and I was honest and said, no!  LOL.  I told her I was on holiday, too, since my piano teacher was on holiday!  She laughed.

I made scrambled eggs and toast for brunch, today.  Dinner was rice and Italian sausages, cooked with onions, red bell peppers from the garden, and green peas.  There's rice and sausages leftover for tomorrow, but, I'll have to cook some vegetables to go with them.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- M tending to the garden for me
- The first pea pod of the season
- I was able to visit cousin R and take the boys' gifts to her
- A safe drive there and back
- The abundance of clothes cousin R gave us!

Today's joyful activity was visiting cousin R.

The forecast calls for rain, tomorrow.  Plans for tomorrow include making more holiday gifts.  I started crocheting a blanket which I have to finish by the end of next week!

How was your Wednesday?  What are your plans for Thursday?