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Welcoming Back The Sun
The sun is shining very brightly here today. The temps are mild, but there is a chilly wind blowing. I realized today what was good about having such a hot, dry summer -- not once did I have to use a dryer when doing laundry, only if I wanted to for some reason. I hung most of my laundry outside all summer. This past week was the first time I actually had no choice. Today I'm taking advantage of the breeze and the sun, though.
Eler Beth and the dogs were certainly glad to see that sun today. I'm not sure who was getting more pleasure from running around the yard, her or them!
I'm not dusting books today, but I do have a few more to do. Guido reminded me in a comment about Library Thing. Library Thing is a way to catalog your books online. I started entering the info on my books a long time ago, but never finished it. I should, though.
When I was a very little girl my regular cleaning job on Saturday mornings was to dust the living room and hall, and my older sisters, from whom I had inherited the job, gave me explicit instructions on how I was to do it. I can remember dusting and lining up in rigid order some nic-nacs on a table, and my sister Lois coming by and fussing at me because I had lined them up in a straight line instead of achieving a more soft effect with their placement. I can also remember being indignant because no one had ever told me not to line them up straight, and I resented her fussing at me -- but I learned my lesson.
I don't know if Lois or Barbara had shown me how to dust the books in the book cases, or if I'd watched them or my mother dust them individually the way I described in my previous post, but that is how I dusted the books in our living room every Saturday morning, and that is still how I dust them today.
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What an image you have shared with me in this entry! I can just see the scenerio... and the freshly dusted books standing proudly behind a smiling and satisfied young lady.
Thanks for the smiles..
God Bless-
Amanda -
LOL this is a great entry with lots of good memories on dusting and I am so glad I am not the only one who had chores growing up. My kids think I'm so old fashioned cuz I give them chores. Hugs,
Lisa -
I hate dusting.....LOL......June:)
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we had sun this weekend but the temps have dropped a lot and it was so chilly here today! A beautiful fall day though.
Have a good week!
Maria
11/4/07 12:34 AM
She's a lab/collie.... water sheds off her like a duck. I have no duck-like features, wih the exception of my manner of walking.