I’m feeling
kinda sad for no particular reason other than it’s now September and before I
know it, it will be time to decide if I’m going to buy another Christmas tree
or give up that tradition. I’m not sure what the answer will be when the time
arrives. Maybe my kinda sad is due to the change in atmospheric pressure because
it rained and may still be raining for all I know.
Anyway, since
time is passing by so quickly, I really don’t have time to sit around being
sad. I need to get my flank steak in the marinade so I can grill this evening…what’s
a Labor Day without grilling? I also need to find my recipe for cast iron blackberry
pie. I don’t know if I can cut it down enough to simply use my small cast iron
skillet or if I’ll need to make the entire recipe. If I do use the big skillet,
someone(s) going to get to share this pie.
Of course,
making that pie means Kuma and I need to go to our Ballyball hill so he can
chase the ball and I can pick berries. Then, it’s off to the grocery store and
the completion of some other errands. I was going to go to Costco today too,
but that wonderful company has given its employees the day off. Why is it I
like Costco so much and detest Amazon even though I use Amazon often because it
usually has what I want/need and the prices are good. I think it’s because I
see Amazon as an evil giant…kinda like the one in Jack and the Beanstalk…and
Costco as more family friendly. I digress
There’s also
one more room to clean, i.e., dining room and kitchen. I need to Swiffer the
floor, wash the rugs, wash the floor and put the rugs back. To pat my own self
on the back, I did the rest of the house (except for the two bedrooms I don’t
use) in the last few days. True, I could wash all the windows, but I’m not
going to do that. Eliminating all the dog hair, detritus from the garden, dust
from the various tables and tchotchkes is clean enough for me. Oh, I also did
all the laundry, including stripping the bed and turning the mattress.
Don’t you just
love the internet and Google. I couldn’t find the proper spelling for
tchotchke, so I typed in, “Jewish word for knick knacks,” and there was the
correct spelling. I digress again.
So, I’m not
going to be sitting around here being sad. I’ve things to do, places to go, people
to see. By the time I sit down with a glass of wine, I’m sure to be quite happy…or
become so after the wine.