I hope someone takes this GE Electric white with black accent range and puts her to good use. She has been in the cottage garage for 4 years. Finally she is moved out to the curb. I hope someone takes her home with them and we never see her again.
Worked on correspondence most of the morning. Took it upon myself to place my newest teapot up on the shelf above the kitchen sink. Had to stretch.
Sorted through some papers. Dressed and groomed. Breakfast of Grapefruit juice, 2 strips of crisp bacon and 2 scrambled eggs. Grapefruit Diet at its best. I don't mind the breakfast.
Friday weigh in to see if the scales budged. Supposedly on day 5 the scales are to show weight loss. If they are stuck, I will have to muster up some more well power to stay the course for the remainder of the 12 day course. Friday is the half way day. The time has flown. (NOTE TO SELF: Weighed myself Friday and the scales did budge! Staying on this plan. Tonight this 12 day round is half way over!!!)
Went through the mail.
Loaded the car and off we went. Dropped off the mail at the Post Office. All should go out at 3:15pm. Headed across the river toward small town America cottage. SO HOT OUT IT HURTS. Hitting the high 90s. The air conditioner has gone out at the cottage, so Hubby ordered the needed part. It should be in next week.
He shuffled items out in the garage to get a GE Electric range out of there to place by the curb. FREE. It still has some life in it, but if we are going to make progress thinning out the cottage, garage, house and carriage house, then we have to get very serious about moving forward. Out the range went.
I worked inside the cottage going through some boxes. With the air conditioner not working I used ceiling fans to circulate some air. A miserable 90 degrees inside the house. Using bottled water on paper towels to wipe sweat helped cool me off. I'd work a bit then cool off some. Repeat. I was able to day dream about redoing this place. First the master bedroom must be completely emptied of boxes and odds and ins. This will take some time since the room is full.
It lifted my spirits to know that I was physically working at the cottage. I left feeling so much better. I did make some progress.
We will have to get the air conditioner up and going before much time is spent working inside. The AC part does not come in until next week. Stay busy doing something else while waiting.
By the time hubby came into the cottage, he was beet red and needing to cool off.
I did a lot of thinking how to go about cleaning out the cottage. I came across a box of very long curtain panels still in their wrappers that can be used at our bigger house in one of the rooms that needs some 120" curtains. I had completely forgotten that we even had these. They should work alright and we can hang them in a few days.
Hubby has drawn up some landscaping drawings for the cottage yard. We'll need to plow up some areas for new flower beds for the Irises that we will plant in August. It's best to plant the bulbs in July and August so we have our work cut out for us. The work will have to be done in the cool of the day.
Flower beds plowed up, soil prepped, Irises popped up from the big house, transported to cottage and transplanted to flower beds, planted and watered well. It will be an accomplishment when all is said and done. A good week to two weeks worth of work.
Before our Iris blossoms had faded, I wrote on labels to identify the color of the Irises. This will help when gathering all the same kinds of Irises when we pop them out of the ground. It is on my mind to get this done. The sooner the better. The KSU GARDENS will be having their Iris Sale this Saturday. I'd love to go and see if they have any two toned purple ones. I have grown to really like these, but then each year I zero in on different ones. I hope I can get a few more to add to the collection.
When the flower beds are made and filled, I will feed my dear, sweet husband a steak dinner for his efforts.
Left the cottage and went to HOBBY LOBBY, made a Goodwill drop then went to Walmart for a few things needed for LIFE. By this time it was getting late, so we ordered Arby sandwiches to help tie us over until we made it HOME. I ate the roast beef and pitched the bun. I did it. When I got HOME, I ate a vegetable salad and drank some grapefruit juice. Day 5 over.
What will Friday bring? Peace and relaxation before tidying some more on the Victorian room. Praying to be quick about it.
Friday here we come,
d
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