😰💦WE WoRKED IN THE HEAT this week-end. I had hopes we wouldn't have to empty storage units in HOT WEATHER, but nature and health issues ruled a stern fist over us. FORGING AHEAD. 💦In my fantasy thinking, we would be able to work in about 73 degree weather with a cool breeze so we'd not OVERHEAT. This did not happen. If we had waited until the temps were cooler, we'd still be waiting.
We started this go-round of emptying a second unit in early JUNE. Temps rose and we continued to work off and on when we could then health issues, appointments and family gatherings were a part of LIFE. We finished August 1st. It was a hallelujah MOMENT. 📣
Now, we are emptying a unit near by in which will become OUR ATTIC to fill with HOLIDAY DRAMA. The garage is being shuffled, the SHE SHED is being shuffled and the cellar. The house is being shuffled. This is an ongoing activity until we are where we should be. No quick fix to it. Even if we hauled everything to the dump, labor and time would be required. Same with an AUCTION.
🛻Yesterday in the heat, there was no COOLER TIME OF DAY and we still managed to relocate two antique Morris Chairs (which I do not want to get rid of yet) AND a very worn leather recliner with ottoman using the PT Cruiser from storage to SHE SHED. Our car PETE is a wonder to us and has made us a fantastic pick-up when not actually a pick-up. Making 4 trips to get these four pieces HOME went really well. With sweat running in my eyes, I had to sit in the car with the air on to cool off and wipe my brow.
We both did. Inside the storage unit, we made a small dent to where we can wheel the oversize metal tool chest out to work on and begin emptying the drawers. Maybe in the cool of the day on a different day we will attempt to do this, but since there doesn't seem to be a cooler time of day we will just have to take it slow and cool off in the car from time to time. FORGE AHEAD, Darling.
I brought HOME a torn up cardboard box holding miniature kerosene lamps. They've been subject to the elements because the box is seriously caved in and the lamps were exposed to dirt over the last 3 years. They should clean up nicely and then I will purchase a nice, small, vinyl storage box to hold these little gems for safe keeping. I forgot I had these. Surprise.
It is still SUMMER, but the tops of the trees are turning colors. I find myself saying it's FALL. Amazing how quickly this SUMMER has played out. It's still extremely HOT and sultry. Some thunder storms are popping up in the evenings. Still hasn't cooled the area down. Some yellow leaves have twirled to the ground as a sign that AUTUMN has arrived early. Perhaps I should start getting AUTUMN DECORATIONS out. Mentally, it would fool the brain into believing FALL is here. Kind of like MSG fools the brain that the food being eaten is the best around. Eat some more.
There's a cardboard box full of Princess House Fantasia pattern crystal cups and saucers that have a poinsettia motif to them. Next trip to the unit, I'll place the box in the car to bring HOME so they can be washed and decide what I can do with them.
When we continue to go through boxes in storage, I suppose there will be lots of surprises because I cannot remember where I got the items. SENIOR MOMENTS are not a new thing. They are happening u' all.
As I discover STUFF, I have to confess that I am an ADDICT when it comes to glassware. Curbing my appetite is taking place as I get older and am unwrapping items that are never used. The storage unit is FULL of boxes. FULL to the brim. This could get interesting and fast.
This morning, I transferred some small, curio figurines to a different plastic storage box that I thoroughly wiped clean. Stuns me how much dirt settles on these boxes in a storage unit going nowhere. I found a Hansel and Gretel plaster figurine pair that I have had for umpteen years. A lovely Lady figurine that my Mom gave me. Some MARY AND FRIENDS figurines. Re-wrapping each item took place and then all were placed in a smaller, nice size box.
THEN, I came across a really neat VINTAGE three piece Swan Brand Cromalin Plate Carlton Pattern Beverage Service. Love it. Will KEEP. Had to investigate what the larger piece was when at first I thought it was a coffee server with no lid. From the pics I saw on the internet, this piece was not adding up to a coffee server or teapot. The pouring lip on it isn't as large as the ones I saw. I thought maybe it was for hot water and Hubby thought it might be a milk jug. I think maybe I have a HOT WATER JUG instead of a TEAPOT or COFFEE POT.
I know Americans call a flashlight just that, but Britains call them a torch. Different names for items from across the pond. I call the service container that holds cream, a creamer not a cream jug and a sugar bowl isn't referred to as a sugar basin. I've not heard of a HOT WATER JUG before. I'm not sure what I have possession of, but I like it because it's shinny and vintage.
When serving tea, some add milk first thing to their delicate tea cup then pour their hot tea into the cup. Americans tend to use cream or half/half to their tea and coffee after the beverage has been poured. I'll try pouring some milk into my tea first sometime along the way. I usually drink my tea black and at present time I am not a coffee drinker.
Unwrapping from bubble wrap in an oversize storage box, I discovered some vintage POPE GOSSER Florence Pattern dishes with delicate roses on them. Sweet. 6 dinner plates, a veggie bowl, a dessert bowl, 4 salad plates, gravy boat, sugar bowl with lid, creamer. I found a smaller HOMES box to place these vintage items in. Him hawing about it. Do I keep these or bless someone else with them? They would be really sweet in a FARMHOUSE THEME place.
As I get older, I figure I need to have smaller size storage boxes for easier handling as my muscles grow weaker. As I looked at the oversize CHRISTMAS storage boxes, I know I need to downsize their sizes as well. Easy enough to do. I found a large red storage box holding NUT CRACKERS. They will go into smaller boxes where I will have two smaller tubs instead of one large one. NUT CRACKERS are used in the Dining room at CHRISTMAS time. Can't wait!
We have a stash of oversized CHRISTMAS ornaments in the SHE SHED that will be used for the front porch decorations come November. They are still in the filmsy plastic boxes that they were sold in when I bargain shopped last year at the AFTER CHRISTMAS SALES. I'll take them out of the plastic and group them together in a CHRISTMAS storage tub ready to decorate with.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. This Sunday afternoon, I'm working inside going through storage boxes in the living room and making decisions on what to do with this and that. Mostly dishes. I can turn loose of most of it. Gathering my collection of MILK GLASS DISHES. These will probably go bye-bye when I get them all grouped together.
I came across a PIANO BABY boy figurine. I know he is a reproduction. No longer need this. Is it a relief to be able to say I no longer need this? Yes, it is. Maturity of old age has kicked in.
When the temps cool off, we'll go to the storage unit and begin boxing up tools making an attempt to locate the tool box chest to the garage. Hubby is out in the garage right now shuffling to make room for the chest. We morph along making room for everything. This has been quite the move for us. Trying to fit what we had at the larger house with full basement, 4 bedrooms and a garage into this petite HOMESTEAD has been a work-out. Mental gymnastics and real muscle power.
THIS HAS BEEN A SEASON of upheaval. I have to work at it quickly. Mercy sakes. It's a headache.
WEEK TO COME. On the sideline, I work on laundry and I have been printing out pictures of children, grands and greats. Running out of photo paper happens. Pause. I've mailed some prints to family members. I need to get some pretty boxes to hold the pics I want to keep. More to do. I will frame a few and sit them out to look at.
I have a medical appointment this week with primary physician about aching teeth. With the dentist saying nothing is wrong with my teeth, but wanting to do a crown anyways makes me question what to do. I'll ask my precious M.D. about a sinus infection. I THINK MAYBE I HAVE ONE. This may be why my lower teeth are aching from time to time. I need help! Perhaps with an antibiotic an infection will clear up taking the fatigue with it. That would be splendid.
🎂🎨 Our Grandson turns 12 this week. We hope to attend his Birthday party. I purchased a Book about drawing that I will give him as he is showing an interest in drawing.
Welp, I'm getting excited about the progress we are making on our ATTIC and getting better organized. I pray we will actually get there SOON so we can shift gears doing other things that need done making our small COTTAGE a comfortable HOME.
