We’ve tons of snow, it was cold as it could be this morning so I bundled up to take out the dog first thing. Now there are blue skies and it’s warm (maybe 30 degrees). Great day to fly here, as our friend is right now.
At night we can see the stars, unimpeded by city lights, and the moon is so bright on the snow it almost looks like daylight in the wee hours.
As to guests, I obsessed over the long weekend about keeping the place as squeaky clean as it was on Friday, when I did six loads of wash. My husband thought otherwise and seemed to enjoy messing things up, like washing the dog in the guest bath. I nagged and he got cranky and finally I made peace with myself and said I’d just let it go and clean up when he leaves the house.
Then I remembered that I don’t need to coddle this guest. We haven’t seen her for two years but she’s the one who, for five years went with my husband to see the occasional movie I would not attend (mainly the horror variety) and was a stalwart holiday “orphan” at our table. And she has seen our home in every stage from clean to messy to helping us move out.
The downstairs was vacuumed on Monday. Yes, there are a few dog hairs on it but I’m not going to obsess. Que sera, sera. But the dog is clean and brushed out and I had her nails trimmed AND washed the car. Not obsessing, though. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 