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The neighbors are getting ready for another party to celebrate the lady of the house's birthday. Her daughter brought me an invitation on Wednesday and, on Thursday, the RVs were moved out of their driveway and parked on the street and the tents went up! I am not planning to attend the party, but, I might take a small gift over, before the party gets started, and then, settle down to enjoy the music, I suppose!
Speaking of neighbors, I called former neighbor T to check on her and later in the evening, I took a plate of just picked peaches to the new neighbors who have moved into T's former house.
On my weekly cleaning schedule (which I follow when I remember to), Thursdays are my kitchen cleaning days. So, I focused on the one floor to ceiling cabinet that I had started on, earlier in the week, and organized the rest of the shelves. I found two more packages of pasta, which I added to the rest of the pasta stash and a 5lb. bag of all purpose flour that I had forgotten I had! I moved the flour to another shelf where I have another bag of flour!
I had lined the shelves in that cabinet with some contact paper, several years ago, and the paper on one shelf had torn. I checked to see if I had anymore contact paper, but, all I could find was a partial role of clear contact paper, which wasn't what I wanted. So, I taped together some calendar pictures from an old calendar and used that to cover the torn contact paper. Not sure how long that will work, but, it'll do for now. I will focus more on the kitchen, next week, when it will be the room of the week.
I managed to declutter a few food storage containers that I had kept. I have a thing about keeping empty jars and containers to reuse. I do reuse some of them, but, I don't need all of them!
Brunch was tuna salad on saltine crackers. Dinner was chicken curry with yogurt flat bread. Snacks included peanut butter and peach jam on crackers and fresh peaches.
On Thursday, I was grateful for:
- Another sunny and warm day
- Fresh peaches from the garden
- Continuing to make progress with organizing my cupboards
- Electricity
- A reliable internet connection
Thursday's joyful activity was picking fresh peaches from the garden.
Plans for Friday include sweeping and mopping the bathroom, tending to the garden with M, maybe canning some of the peaches.
How was your Thursday? What are your plans for Friday?
I really need to declutter some more jars. But waiting till after the chutney season!! Oleanders are so lovely
ReplyDeleteYes, wait until the chutney season is over to declutter your jars. :)
DeleteThat is kind of your neighbour to bring you an invitation ot the party but I remember you saying before the music goes on too long and disturbs you so I hope that's not the case this time. That's nice that you are sharing your peaches with your neighbours. Your doing well with your organising of your cabinets.
ReplyDeleteMy husband kept his brother company yesterday afternoon so I had the house to myself for several hours and quite liked that time to myself :)
Yes, it was kind of the neighbors to invite me to the party, but, I fully expect there to be a live band and the music to be loud and go on till after midnight! That's just how they party!
DeleteThank you; I'm making progress with organizing the cupboards and cabinets. I need to declutter more, but, just sorting the shelves help.
That was nice that your husband kept his brother company and you were able to have the house to yourself for several hours. I hope your brother-in-law is recovering and doing well.
Oh, I love fresh peaches. Peaches are not ripe here yet, but I am looking forward to when they are. Enjoy the party music. ;)
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing as sweet as fresh peaches. I like the slightly under-ripe ones with salt and chili powder. :) Thank you, I will enjoy the party music! LOL.
DeletePretty oleander!
ReplyDeleteYour Thursday sounds very nice. I hope you can relax after the Friday chores and activities. Things should be quiet here. I have a little work, a little cleaning, a little laundry. I bought a 2025 weekly planner. I love writing in birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. We have a January trip planned, so I’ll add that. So many blank pages to be filled. ☺️
Thank you, Taconix.
DeleteYes, I want to spend the weekend relaxing and maybe sewing. Sounds like you have plenty of things to keep you occupied, today! Look at you already planning the year ahead!
The oleander has such delicate flowers. It was very nice of you to take gifts to your neighbors. Hopefully the party won't be too loud! I've finally started some organizing today, in my home office, motivated by needing to find some documents! I hope to keep the sorting up. You've accomplished a lot! Your house must be very tidy now, or will be soon. I'm not sure what will happen with the class this fall. My replacement might get here in time after all. I hope so, but if she's delayed, I said yes I'd teach that class.
ReplyDeleteI do like the oleander. It is very drought tolerant and thrives in the summer heat.
DeleteThank you; I anticipate the music will be loud, but, I can't complain too much; they haven't had a loud party in a while. Not since Easter, I think.
The home office is a good place to start organizing, especially if you are trying to locate documents. I hope you found what you were searching for or will find them soon.
My house is starting to look a little tidier than it was at the beginning of this month! I still have some hot spots and some cabinets that need to be sorted and then, there is the spare room turned store room turned "dump"! That's a big project!
I first saw Oleanders in southern France when I was a teenager and I loved them. That was kind of the neighbours to invite you to one of their noisy parties. At least you have fair warning to get out the earplugs ready to hunker down in the house with the windows shut!
ReplyDeleteI used some marble contact paper on the top of our old dryer as it had a little rust coming through the white surface. It looked great, but now after a year or two, it has deteriorated, and I need to see if I have enough left to replace it. It is very useful stuff for brightening up old things. If only it would work on me! 😀
We had oleander growing in Sri Lanka. :)
DeleteYes, it was kind of the neighbors to invite me. I am not planning to attend the party, but, I will take a small gift over to them and brace myself for the music!
Oh, too funny about the contact paper not working its magic on you! :D
Those neighbours of yours really are party people aren't they. And it is very kind of you to take a birthday gift; I hope the music won't be too loud for you.
ReplyDeleteI thought of you this morning, as I decluttered some old DVD's. Xx
Yes, they do know how to enjoy life! :D It's 2:30 p.m. as I type this and the music has already started! But, it's not the live band, yet, so, not too bad.
DeleteI'm very honored that you thought of me when you decluttered your old DVDs! Thank you! :)
Oh gosh, another party. I really hope the noise wasn't too much but really, given their history I am sure it was :(
ReplyDeleteYou are much calmer than I would be about the entire thing.
I think you are just a more peaceful person lol
I imagine your new neighbors enjoyed you gift of peaches. What a nice summertime gift.
I imagine your shelf paper made from old calendar pages is very pretty.
Yes, another party! It did get a bit loud!
DeleteThe calendar pages, featuring "harvest" themed pictures, make a very colorful shelf liner! :)