Sundays are such a snooze
Nov. 17th, 2019 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffy Had and acted on an idea with regards to my kitchen. Getting some kind of china cabinet is still on my To Do list, but meanwhile, the lack of organization among my Pyrex has been driving me mad. So yesterday, I cleared off a small bookcase that's been living in the office and transported it into the kitchen. Placed it under the side window and transferred all my cookbooks (mostly vintage) onto it. Managed to free up most of two shelves, leaving me with more room for Pyrex and tchotchkes. I'm still in the process of curating them.
Somewhere, probably out in one of the sheds, I have at least one more box of Pyrex/kitchen stuff. There are several pieces I can think of that I haven't seen since I got here from the Valley. Who am I kidding? There are things I haven't seen since I left Florida! Some time in the next few weeks, I'll be out there rummaging out the seasonal decor; I can drag in the likely suspects then.
Tomorrow, LL is coming by and we're going to make a stab at clearing my lawn of leaves. It was supposed to happen yesterday, but I had one of those episodes of not being able to fall asleep, despite being absolutely wiped out. As I told her when I texted to reschedule, if I tried to do anything in that stage of befuddlement, I would've ended up hurting myself. Anyway, I have a leaf blower on loan from GK, so hopefully it's not going to be too arduous. Then hopefully afterward we can run around for a bit. I need to acquire a few items from Home Depot, as well as some groceries. GK brought me eggs when she dropped off the leaf blower, which was nice, but they were a week past their sell-by date. That doesn't make a difference as far as baking goes, but they're temperamental about being fried.
GK is currently off on her trip to meet her long-lost older sister (apparently her dad fathered a daughter he didn't know about a few years before he met GK's mom). She's posted a couple pix, and I have to say there's a family resemblance--she looks uncannily like one of GK's aunt's--who of course would be her aunt, too. Wow.
She's also going to be heading to our hometown for a bit while she's on the East Coast. She'll touch base with Lambie and a few others...I feel mildly envious...not because I want to go back full time, but because I know what's there, mostly. The streets are familiar, there are landmarks, even if there have been changes. Although sometimes it HURTS to see what's been torn down or gone out of business. I have 40 years worth of memories of Cocoa, and realizing I've probably seen it for the last time--you can't go home again. *sigh*
Every time I think "I want to go home!" I remind myself that the house I'm thinking of isn't mine anymore, that the neighborhood is pretty damn ghetto these days and not really safe, and the last time I went to Florida, the humidity almost killed me. Which is all true, but it doesn't stop me from missing Mb, SBJB, NJ et al.
No looking back, it does no good. Instead, I need to focus on real life, at lest things like clearing the yard, an ophthalmologist appointment later in the week, trying to get the place more presentable since Lambie will be here FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY. OMG! There are a couple other things in between, like seeing the Nutcracker ballet (I already have a ticket) and so many movies that sound interesting (Ford V. Ferrari, The Good Liar, Knives Out, 21 Bridges and 1917, to name the nearest release dates).
Love to all.
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Somewhere, probably out in one of the sheds, I have at least one more box of Pyrex/kitchen stuff. There are several pieces I can think of that I haven't seen since I got here from the Valley. Who am I kidding? There are things I haven't seen since I left Florida! Some time in the next few weeks, I'll be out there rummaging out the seasonal decor; I can drag in the likely suspects then.
Tomorrow, LL is coming by and we're going to make a stab at clearing my lawn of leaves. It was supposed to happen yesterday, but I had one of those episodes of not being able to fall asleep, despite being absolutely wiped out. As I told her when I texted to reschedule, if I tried to do anything in that stage of befuddlement, I would've ended up hurting myself. Anyway, I have a leaf blower on loan from GK, so hopefully it's not going to be too arduous. Then hopefully afterward we can run around for a bit. I need to acquire a few items from Home Depot, as well as some groceries. GK brought me eggs when she dropped off the leaf blower, which was nice, but they were a week past their sell-by date. That doesn't make a difference as far as baking goes, but they're temperamental about being fried.
GK is currently off on her trip to meet her long-lost older sister (apparently her dad fathered a daughter he didn't know about a few years before he met GK's mom). She's posted a couple pix, and I have to say there's a family resemblance--she looks uncannily like one of GK's aunt's--who of course would be her aunt, too. Wow.
She's also going to be heading to our hometown for a bit while she's on the East Coast. She'll touch base with Lambie and a few others...I feel mildly envious...not because I want to go back full time, but because I know what's there, mostly. The streets are familiar, there are landmarks, even if there have been changes. Although sometimes it HURTS to see what's been torn down or gone out of business. I have 40 years worth of memories of Cocoa, and realizing I've probably seen it for the last time--you can't go home again. *sigh*
Every time I think "I want to go home!" I remind myself that the house I'm thinking of isn't mine anymore, that the neighborhood is pretty damn ghetto these days and not really safe, and the last time I went to Florida, the humidity almost killed me. Which is all true, but it doesn't stop me from missing Mb, SBJB, NJ et al.
No looking back, it does no good. Instead, I need to focus on real life, at lest things like clearing the yard, an ophthalmologist appointment later in the week, trying to get the place more presentable since Lambie will be here FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY. OMG! There are a couple other things in between, like seeing the Nutcracker ballet (I already have a ticket) and so many movies that sound interesting (Ford V. Ferrari, The Good Liar, Knives Out, 21 Bridges and 1917, to name the nearest release dates).
Love to all.
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Date: 2019-11-23 05:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-23 07:52 pm (UTC)Home is a state of mind and I want to go back to the good old days of my own house in a decent neighborhood, a car to go where I want, when I want (finances permitting) and the occasional canasta party with S at Schnauzerland. And I know that two of those things are never ever going to happen, short of winning the lottery and the last never will. *sigh*
Thanks for the pep talk. I have to remind myself that I don't have it too terribly, all things considered. I'm not homeless and living under a bridge, I know a few people who are considerably younger than I who are in worse health, Thanksgiving is coming and I need to meditate on the things I have to be grateful about. Very few people get everything they want in life...
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Date: 2019-11-23 08:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2019-11-24 06:22 pm (UTC)THIS. At the moment, my health is better than it's been for the last few years...which isn't saying much. I don't expect it's going to drastically improve. I just hope when I go, it's quick and relatively painless, and not the kind of thing where I slowly lose my marbles in some nursing home. Although considering I've lived longer than most of my immediate family, it could be worse....