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One of the holiday greeting cards I made to send, this year. I just freehand drew a pair of mittens and cut them out with a pair of scissors and, as you can see from the photo, I didn't make a clean cut! But, I'm happy with how it turned out.
Today, I did a quick sewing project in the morning and tidied one shelf in the one of the kitchen cabinets (I can assure you that I am well stocked up on pasta!)
Then, in the afternoon, daughter and I went to the Sri Lankan grocery store to buy some ingredients we needed to make the semolina cake we call Love Cake and to buy a few items I needed for the almsgiving. Of course, we also bought lots of snacks and treats! They didn't have the tea I wanted, but, I do have a stock of tea and I'll check with the store again, before I come to the end of my current stock. If not, it is available to be purchased online for double the cost!
We also went to the Sri Lankan restaurant and picked up some food to go - a stringhoppers (a type of rice noodles) and curries meal (my favorite) and some fish patties (daughter's favorite).
After we had lunch and rested a bit, we decided to try out my new robotic vacuum cleaner which was a Christmas gift from my daughter. We had put it to charge, last night, and daughter set it up so it can be activated by my phone. Today, it vacuumed most of the rooms in the house. It is not the most efficient of vacuum cleaners in the sense that it doesn't go up and down the room, methodically cleaning the floor; instead, it will go over a certain area several times and miss other spots altogether. But, it will vacuum by itself, without me having to do anything, other than start and stop it (and empty the container of the vacuumed up dirt). I think I will be vacuuming on a more consistent and frequent basis from now on!
Later in the evening, my daughter started preparing the food for a dinner she is hosting for a group of her friends, tomorrow. One of them has dietary restrictions due to health reasons, so, daughter needed to come up with a menu that was dairy and seed oil free and not spicy, using items we have on hand. She decided on a cottage pie using ground turkey (because I didn't have any ground beef in the freezer), with a topping of mashed potatoes made with chicken broth instead of butter and milk, and a side dish of roasted vegetables. She prepped everything tonight so that all she has to do tomorrow is assemble the cottage pie and put the vegetables to roast.
We are now relaxing.
Today, I am grateful for:
- Having a Sri Lankan restaurant within easy driving distance
- Having a Sri Lankan grocery store within easy driving distance, too
- Being able to indulge in some of our favorite snacks and treats
- A safe drive to the store and restaurant and back
- My new robotic vacuum cleaner
Today's joyful activities included going to the Sri Lankan store and restaurant.
Plans for tomorrow include tidying up the house a bit before daughter's friends arrive and making a few more cards.
How was your Wednesday? What are your plans for Thursday?
Your greeting card looks good. That's nice that you have a Sri Lankan restaurant and grocery store nearby and you are able to stock up with goodies.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice thoughtful gift your daughter bought for you, it's useful and fun to watch and my son has one of those :)
I hope your daughter has a lovely time spent with her friends.
Thank you, Eileen, for your kind words about the card. :)
DeleteI am very appreciative of the fact that there is a Sri Lankan store and restaurant near us and I do my best to support them! :D
It is a very thoughtful gift, isn't it? She has noticed that while I want to vacuum more frequently, I don't because I find it difficult and tiring. With this new vacuum, I should be able to vacuum as often as I'd like!
Thank you, Eileen; my daughter is looking forward to seeing her friends, again. :)
I love the thought of you sitting on the sofa watching the vac do all the work. Your daughter has bought you a thoughtful gift! We are awaiting the arrival of our daughter and family. My SIL has a restricted diet, so she has kindly ordered a supermarket delivery here so there will be plenty of the right food waiting when they arrive from Manchester.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I shall be like Curly Locks, sitting on a cushion and sewing a fine seam while the robot vacuums the house! Yes, my daughter has bought me a very thoughtful gift!
DeleteI hope your daughter and family have a safe trip to visit you and how kind of her to order a supermarket delivery with all the right food for when they arrive. It saves you from having to figure out what food would be OK for your SIL to eat. We are both blessed with thoughtful and kind daughters, aren't we? :)
A few years ago, we got a Roomba and like it. The house gets vacuumed more often than it used to with it. Sometimes, it makes no sense as it is making its way through the house (smart mapping, they call it), but it seems to get a lot of dirt. And it regularly gets under the beds and other places that rarely got attention before. Have you named yours? That seems to be a thing. We didn't.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a Roomba, too, and yes, I did name it! :D
DeleteYour cards are so cute! I love that! You did a great job on them. I think you will love the robot vacuum cleaner! I have always wanted one of those! I can't wait to hear more about it. Give us an update on it when you can!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mandy. I need to refine my cutting skills when making cards! :D
DeleteI think the house will get vacuumed on a more regular basis with the new vacuum cleaner! I'll let you know how it goes! The one thing I found out is that I need to first remove all cords and light area rugs, etc. out of its way!
I love that your mittens even have a string so they won't be lost!
ReplyDeleteI think your robot vacuum is just getting used to your house and having fun exploring! I'm sure it will settle down into its own routine soon.
Thank you, Bushlady.
DeleteYes, I'm sure the vacuum cleaner will figure it out. When we put it in daughter's room and closed the door, it did a very good job of vacuuming it. I think I should have it do one room at a time. :)
Lovely card.
ReplyDeleteYour vacuum cleaner sounds interesting. When I was at the airport in London this year they had a robot vacuum cleaner cleaning the corridors. It was funny as it would say something when it got close to people. I wish I had taken a video lol
Thank you, Sharon! You make some lovely cards, yourself, so thank you for saying the same about my card!
DeleteThe new vacuum cleaner is fun to use, but, I need to make sure that the floor is picked up before it starts!
The vacuum cleaner sounds great. What does Dancer think of this new addition to the household? Xx
ReplyDeleteDancer is not fond of vacuum cleaners and hides from them! :D
DeleteWhat a great gift from your daughter! I'd love to have one of those.
ReplyDeleteLike Angela said, I love the idea of your relaxing on your sofa watching the vacuum do it's work. How does it work? Do you just turn it on when you want it to run or is it programmed to run a set time everyday or every few days?
I'm glad you visited your Sri Lankan store and got the things you enjoy.
Hopefully they will get your tea in soon.
P.S. I wrote this a couple of days ago. And this morning when I thought I would check in with you, I see I forgot to hit send.
I'm trying to stay somewhat caught up. Hitting publish when I actually do read a post would help lol
It is a lovely gift and one that I am still learning how to use! Daughter installed an app on my phone and I am able to command it to start vacuuming when I want it to. I have not yet pre-programed it to follow an automatic schedule. Partly because, I need to keep the floor space clear of cords and light area rugs, etc., to keep them out of the vacuum's way! :)
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