Monday Tid Bits: Rain, Water, Clean Sinks

Happy first Monday of June 2012
Did you have a nice week-end?

Another mid tone light rainy day, one of many forecast for this week isn't all that bad when you think the Earth needs the water because of the lack of winter snow melt.

Speaking of water...sinks...the old kind with two handles and a spout.

They do get cruddy in small places. I regularly take the plastic thing off, and unscrew the handle to clean it all out. Dark cruddy stuff, old soap build up, and mildew needs to go. Those germ playgrounds don't belong where you wash your face, brush your teeth, clean your wounds.
Take a look at the photo on the left. The top is the bottom view of the handle. Soap and who knows what else builds up inside and on the edges. An old fairly stiff toothbrush and cotton swabs can clean all the gunk off.




Don't forget under the spout area.
The space there is so tight, you need a toothbrush or swab to clean it out.

I'm not a germ obsessed person. I like a clean bathroom, especially one clear of mold/mildew that my allergies despise. I believe second only to the toilet, the sink is the worse germs zone.

It's all ready cruddy weather outside, might as well clean out some crud indoors.

I bet the visitor count will sour for this entry.
Excuse me...time to go laugh...lol

Have a fantastic Monday!

Saturday Top Off

Rain. The looks like it should be cool air, isn't. The air is muggy. Slug happy weather for them. A two small bags of M&Ms for me.
The walking is nice unless your rain gear is more insulated than it is water repellent.
This is a day to show off a spiffy new umbrella, and, for trying a new coffee flavor.

I like to think this peony bud is waiting for the sun to shine as much as I am.

This has been a week of small interestings.
Glitches that amuse. Bumps and ouches that don't. Every time I stood in the bedroom doorway thinking where to start first, I turned around to find something else to do.

Today I planned to spray paint outdoors with a box. The fixed up furniture goes in the hall for the thrift shop. I can call or carry (light chairs) one at a time up there. It's not far.

The furniture redo project is bumped to next week. Meanwhile, I'll make a small batch of soup with Brussels sprouts, and enjoy seeing the birds fly back and forth.

This week I posted a poem on Poet Whale Poetry at Wordpress.com after weeks of writing poems that didn't take my words where I want them to be. It's much easier sitting down to just write a bit of poetry than it is to sit down and write a poem. I hope you like my poetry.

The kind of weather causes me to ache more than usual. Add the exercising I've done this week, and I feel like I've been hiking for a week. At a young age stiff muscles means momentum. At my age is means moanentum.

Enjoy your week-end
Make some soup
List your summer fancies
Draw a house
Write a funny story
Make a tall strawberry shortcake

Happy June

In three weeks it will be summer in this northern Earth hemisphere.

Midsummer's Night is on the summer solstice.

Celebrate Life

Read Shakespeare's "Midsummer's Night Dream"

Read about John the Baptist

Wear rhinestones, satin and tulle

Have strawberry shortcake a foot tall

Be Good to Yourself and Others
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Pigeons in Flight

For  a few years I've been trying to take pictures of the local pigeons in flight as a group.

I'm lucky if I catch one or two at a time. I estimate the failure rate is close to 90%.

This may not be the greatest photo, but it is very giggle worthy to me.

Pigeons in Flight



Monday Tid Bits: Let's Make Today a Sorting Friday

After moving leftovers are sorted out and dropped off, the task of organizing them into your space can be daunting. If today was Friday, then I might feel an end of the week surge in energy, small age appropriate surge.
I made a list of areas to sort with with sub-categories. I see on TV shows where there 3 main piles. Its that Keep pile causing all the trouble, and lack of storage bins.

Spaces:
Living and dining
Art
Writing
Sewing

Storage by size:
Living and dining
Sewing
Art
Writing

Problem, the main light source is in the living/dinning area. Table by the couch takes care of dinning (or standing at tiny counter in the tiny kitchen). Storage Containers and closet takes care of sewing. Big metal cabinet takes care of art.
Ah, writing. Does it really help to have a designated place to write? I prefer longhand first drafts,and not always written sitting at a desk.

Anything that doesn't fit in those spaces, needs to go into storage or out the door to donate.
Books are the most difficult to part with.
Should be easy.
If only today was Friday....

New Internet search pet peeve:

Keyword stretching.....................websites on the top of the search results for a page that doesn't have the information...but instead asks if you are looking for the information, suggesting something else or has one word from the search.