A Missing Dustpan, et al.

 A Missing Dustpan, et al.

 

It’s been one of those days already. Cleaning the living room and kitchen floors where the dogs track through is always so much fun. Had to dust mop, vacuum, and then mop. But then someone put the dustpan down, and her glasses, and her phone. Even put the vacuum down twice and had to look for it. Then had to take the Bissel out to the front porch because the old woman forgot how it was supposed to come apart to clean it. Couldn’t see the instructions because the glasses were somewhere else since they got soaked with sweat drops earlier. Finally got that vacuum cleaned and put away because it takes the big vacuum to do those two runner rugs. Had to put away a bunch of comforters—well, not exactly put away but stack elsewhere. Then stripped the bed in the back bedroom and washed those sheets. They will get put back on tomorrow if they are lucky. Need to get some new pillows around here. These pillows have been around for a while. Anyway, have a pretty good start on cleaning that room. Now to figure out what to do with that flooring that was extra and unused in the living room. Have kept it under that bed forever. And it may just go right back again!

 

Tomorrow Roxy has to go see the vet, so that is an early trip to Colonial Park. Here’s hoping that they can get her out and we can quickly get home again. Roxy seems to have problems no matter what she is fed. Too much pumpkin is not good for her; too much dry food is not good; just the wet food is not right since she needs more fiber. Honestly feel as if she is like feeding a baby. But she is a sweet girl! She never complains.

 

Sprayed the peppermint bug spray again around the house. It’s a good thing the dogs don’t mind that stuff. It stays strong for a day or so, but it definitely takes care of those tiny spiders that make webs everywhere. Walked out on the deck the other morning and right into a web. Never saw the spider, but then that just has a tendency to worry me. Would much rather know where the spider went!

 

The hens produced ten eggs today! Hooray for our girls! They don’t always lay at the same time or rate, but it is nice to find that many at one time. Sterling will be here in a couple of weeks, so he and Jacqui will maybe have some to take home. Looking forward to their arrival.

 

Saw something on FB today that made me almost cry. Did you know that the stars in the sky and the whales in the oceans praise God? This guy named Davis J. Harris, Jr. showed close ups of the super nova Vela as a pulsar. It spins on its axis 11 times per second and sends a sound into the galaxies that sounds like a drum going full time. Then the super-giant blue pulsars known as 47 Tuck sing a song similar to the whales in the ocean. Or at least it sounds like violins on the high end of the sound track. Add those to whale songs and you have something very close to an opera. The heavens above praise God! Since He is the Creator, that makes sense. Then another person talked about petrichor. It is known as the “blood of the stones” odor (the smell before a rain) and contributes to the ozone in our world. The plants know when to bloom and make seeds by being “oiled” by that smell of the petrichor. Amazing! God’s plans for even the smallest things to the greatest things are so awe inspiring!

 

Well, Chicken Voila was supper tonight. Really like those things. Have already had broccoli salad today, but that salad doesn’t really fill a person up. Tasty, but not filling. SO glad my grandson Reece introduced me to Chicken Voila! The family size would actually feed a family with just a salad or something else with it. Still need to cook up a couple of lamb steaks that Shona gave me. We will see how the old woman does with a lamb steak. Know for sure two dogs that would be willing to help me with those steaks!

 

Refuse to look at any news right now. Know my participation is the growling will not produce anything good. And sometimes the events are just too depressing for words. Guess maybe it is my job at the moment to just love my neighbors and be as positive as possible. Would suggest the same approach for anyone else.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.