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| Almsgiving Preparations Schedule |
This is my trusty almsgiving preparations schedule that I put together several years ago, which I pull out every time and follow, with minor variations as needed. It lists everything from setting the date to the types of donations I will be making to all the different serving dishes I need to take down from the upper cabinets where they are stored to the order of serving the meal and concluding the ceremony. I will check off each thing on the list as I complete them.
On Wednesday, I asked gardener M to help me take down the plates and dishes reserved for use during the almsgiving. I will wash them all closer to the day. M also took down one of the sets of Christmas dishes and, although I will not be hosting any Christmas gathering on Christmas day, I will set the table with them, next week.
M watered the backyard while he was here and we started to prune the calamondin tree. I want the branches to be reduced in height by about half, so that the new fruit will be more within my reach. I picked whatever fruit there was on the branches that we cut down on Wednesday and I will make a small batch of calamondin marmalade with them.
I took inventory of the top shelf of the freezer in the evening, when I took out some butter to make a batch of cookies. There are quite a few odds and ends in there that must be used up.
I mixed up the cookie dough and daughter formed them into balls and flattened them with the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar. I baked them and reserved one tray of them for the almsgiving and kept the rest for us to enjoy.
I made tuna salad sandwiches for our lunch, on Wednesday (Dancer got some tuna, too, and he was very happy). Dinner was "fridge buffet" - a selection of leftovers: rice, the last bits of chicken curry, garbanzo beans, roasted cauliflower, cucumber salad, etc. We had sugar cookies for dessert.
On Wednesday, I was grateful for
- Another sunny and warm (80F) day
- M's help with the garden and household tasks
- Having my almsgiving schedule to refer to
- Daughter is having minimal side effects from the flu vaccine
- Working appliances
- M's help with the garden and household tasks
- Having my almsgiving schedule to refer to
- Daughter is having minimal side effects from the flu vaccine
- Working appliances
Wednesday's joyful activity was crocheting.
Plans for Thursday include making the calamondin marmalade.
How was your Wednesday? What are your plans for Thursday?
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