This week I had a flood in the basement and had to deal with wet rugs (so glad I never carpeted, but used small rugs). I washed them out on the sidewalk with the hose and on the suggestion of a neighbor hung them on the fence while the sun was shining. Glad I brought them in, for we were hit by fishflies that night. Rugs did not dry, either in the sun, or in the basement on the line with a fan. I took a chance and ran them through the dryer for ten minutes. Hung them up again. You only have so long to deal with wet things. Hopefully the one that seems to be a good sponge will be dry when I go downstairs this morning.
Recycling has been added to our Township's new trash removal. Before this the condo only paid for waste pickup. This new service has enabled me to make quite a pile of old magazines and other items each week to add to the newspapers and by getting rid of plastics and cans in the bin rather than the trash bags, my trash is a lot easier to deal with. I have a big basket about the size of the recycle bin in the garage where I put items that can go either to the resale shop that feeds the hungry, or to my friend Audrey, who has her own resale shop in Addison. They are doing a great trade right now because their prices are right and they are located on a main intersection near the Michigan Nascar Racetrack. I felt so good because my recycle bin was full, the stuff that filled the basket was all taken by Audrey, except for three binders, which a Facebook friend wants, and I had only one big bag of trash to put out. Now I am starting on this weeks culling. 40 years of teaching produces a lot of stuff. But I am getting through it and it feels good.
Sometimes the mundane things can still give joy. Have a great day.
I couldn't find a photo of a mayfly, so I put in one of rabbits which are cuter, but still a pest. We have them too, here on the hacienda.
Read a story today about a 90 something lady who had a lot of spunk. She invested in the stock market, and left a lot of money to the small town she lived in. I gather she did not have much family, but made the most of her life. The big thing was, she was frugal and industrious. She was blessed with good health and seemed to be happy. She cut her own firewood until she was in her nineties and worked as a fish filleter until she was seventy. There is a video of her at this site, and she appears vibrant and interesting. She was interested in opening a pool for the children of her community. This was a no regrets type of older person who blessed her community and those around her. At least that is the spin I got from it. I only can hope that many of us can be so blessed with health and purpose even into our old age. The Bible talks about this. Hope we can live it.
Read a story today about a 90 something lady who had a lot of spunk. She invested in the stock market, and left a lot of money to the small town she lived in. I gather she did not have much family, but made the most of her life. The big thing was, she was frugal and industrious. She was blessed with good health and seemed to be happy. She cut her own firewood until she was in her nineties and worked as a fish filleter until she was seventy. There is a video of her at this site, and she appears vibrant and interesting. She was interested in opening a pool for the children of her community. This was a no regrets type of older person who blessed her community and those around her. At least that is the spin I got from it. I only can hope that many of us can be so blessed with health and purpose even into our old age. The Bible talks about this. Hope we can live it.
