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| Strawberry Salad |
This salad was part of my dinner on Saturday. I had half a cold cuts sandwich with it.
Last week's cleaning area was the bathroom. This week's cleaning area is the kitchen and I got a head start on it on Sunday. I emptied the dishwasher and dish drainer, refilled the dishwasher with the dishes that were waiting in the sink and ran it. Then, I washed all of Dancer's food bowls by hand and kept them to dry on a fresh dish towel. I wiped down the counters and stove top, swept the floor, and mopped it. I started to wash one of the kitchen walls, but, I think I need to bring in the step ladder for that; the step stool wasn't tall enough for me.
Brunch had been half a cold cuts sandwich and dinner was rice, mackerel curry, dhal, and tomato chutney. I ate some strawberries for dessert.
On Sunday, I was grateful for:
- Working appliances
- What I was able to accomplish
- Pleasant weather (in the 70s)
- Interesting videos and TV programs to watch
- My hands didn't cramp when I was cleaning
Sunday's joyful activities included video chatting with my daughter.
Plans for Monday include more kitchen cleaning (the fridge needs to be cleaned out), watering the garden, taking the trash cans to the curb, and making an appointment for my Covid booster.
How was your Sunday? What are your plans for Monday?
Your strawberry salad looks nice. You have been busy but please be careful on the stepladder. I skipped Sunday cleaning and took Tilly to the park to play chasing the ball, her doing the chasing not me :-) I'll finish off the housework today.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. I'm sure Tilly enjoyed her trip to the park to play ball with you. Don't worry; I'll be very careful on the stepladder (I might even just ask M to clean the wall for me!)
DeleteNot sure I am happy with you planning to take a ladder and wash the walls! Not sure your daughter would approve, either. Do you have anything like a spin mop or Swiffer that you could use to reach the upper part of the wall?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. No, my daughter would definitely not approve! In fact, she was telling me to be careful moving the boxes of clean litter that arrived, last week, from the living room to the bathroom. She was suggesting I asked M to do it for me.
DeleteI have a string mop and I tried using it, but, it didn't do a good enough job. I do have an old sponge mop head (need to fit a new pole to it) and I'll see if that works. :)
The strawberries look delicious. Are they from your garden? Not much exciting happening here. I had to work Sunday and Monday.
ReplyDeleteThe strawberries are what I bought from the grocery store on Saturday. They are good. Sounds like you've been busy with work! I hope you get a day off, mid-week, to make up for having to work on Sunday.
DeleteI also cleaned the kitchen yesterday, thought not the walls. I'm never that industrious! I think my comment on Saturday's post ran off. Just wishing your daughter more healing for her sprain. It's a slow process.
ReplyDeleteThis must be the weekend to clean kitchens. :)
DeleteSorry about your Saturday's post disappearing! I checked the spam folder, but, it wasn't there. Thank you for the well wishes for my daughter. Yes, it is a slow process as she's still unable to put any weight on that foot.
I try not to clean on Sunday unles it is absolutely necessary. Truth be told I hate cleaning, especially deep cleaning, though I love when it is done.
ReplyDeleteSundays are the days when one rests, aren't they? But, my kitchen was really needing to be cleaned and I felt motivated to do so. I wasn't very motivated, today, though. :)
DeleteThat photo reminded me of a visit to Auntie Peggy and Uncle Eric, one night after work many years ago. They had been shopping for the food and she had been despatched to the salad bar while Eric roamed the store, and she kindly filled a bowl with lots of lovely salad items, remembering that I couldn't have tomatoes. When she had finished, she thought it needed more colour so she added a few strawberries. Eric thought this absolutely ridiculous and made some remark to that effect when the salad bowl was served. She said, "How do you know you don't like it until you've tried? You might just find it's something you can't live without!" Well, he meekly tried it and pronounced it "a very peculiar taste"! I don't remember what I thought but I have since seen (and had) strawberries pickled in balsamic vinegar (an Italian recipe) so there is no right or wrong about it, is there? I hope you enjoyed your colourful salad - and thank you for the happy memory of two special people. :o)
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy to know that my salad reminded you of Auntie Peggy and Uncle Eric and salad you once shared with them. I didn't use to put fruit in my salads, but, over the years, I've been adding fruit. Mostly apples and grapes, but, more recently, peaches, strawberries, pears, etc. I used a bottled raspberry vinaigrette with the strawberry salad and it was good. :)
DeleteA friend once made me a salad with slices of really ripe nectarine in it. The slight sharpness was lovely and complemented the main ingredients. Can't remember, but possibly ham...
DeleteThat sounds delicious. Maybe next year, if my nectarine tree produces more nectarines, I might try them in a salad. :)
DeleteYour salad looks delicious. It's more like soup weather here. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. It's starting to be soup weather, here, too! In fact, I had some chicken noodle soup, the other night. :)
DeleteYou made a nice salad with your strawberries.
ReplyDeleteAnd you started cleaning your kitchen in earnest. I bet it's all sparkly by now.
I meant to mention your daughter's ankle and forgot. I hope she is doing better.
Thank you, Debra.
DeleteI had the kitchen almost sparkly and then, I don't know what happened, but, it looks like the cabinets disgorged their contents all over the counter!
My daughter is doing a little better, thank you. Not yet able to walk on her walking boot without the crutches, but, she thinks her ankle is improving.