Hi everyone! Despite the election and all of the ensuing drama, I was actually able to accomplish quite a bit this week.
1. I cleaned up our tenants' garden. This took a few afternoons, as there was quite a bit of fencing, posts and weeds covering it all. The tenants moved out last weekend, so our rental is currently empty. They found a great home at a phenomenal price. It needs a bit of work, but I know they will be so happy there. The garden had been pretty well neglected since mid-July, so I helped myself to the green beans that had gone to seed (which was all of them) and some broccoli florets. In all I collected two quarts of dry beans... they look a lot like black beans, so we'll see how they taste. I also pulled up almost a whole wheelbarrow full of onions. A lot of them were small, since they hadn't been weeded. Our tenant offered to share the onions, but I feel like they could use the savings more that we can at this point. After looking at the mess of weeds for so many months, it was a real relief to get it cleaned up. 2. I switched up some of our decor from "fall" to "Thanksgiving". I put a nice tablecloth and candlesticks on the table. I also made a wreath base from grape vines out by the chicken coop. The wreath needs a little more decoration, but for being 100% free, I'm very happy with how it turned out. I got out the placemats we used last year around this time, and they looked pretty shabby. Out of four placemats, one was torn. We've been using those (thrifted) placemats for several years, and now there are not enough for guests. I ordered some more on Amazon. Not so thrifty, but I think they will be beautiful and clean up easier. Not to mention there will be enough if we have a guest or two for dinner. 3. I worked on some macrame plant hangers (see picture). I used this tutorial. It's not real macrame; just braids and knots. But I was very happy with the end result, and hopefully it will be easier to take care of my orchids this way. You can see that the wall behind the plants is in sad disrepair. This is one area of the house that still needs a lot of work, and I feel like the plants there give it a little more life. 4. I started listening to 1984 on Youtube, since I couldn't find it on Scribd. 5. I'm working on switching my social media accounts from Youtube/Facebook/etc. to free speech platforms. This is something I was planning to do even before the election, but now it is not even a question. Can I just rant a little here? We live in a blue state (for the most part) and I am just so sick of lies. From the beginning of the Rona, the data on our state's website seemed to contradict the draconian measures being taken. It has only got worse. I am convinced that our governor is trying to shut down businesses. Now that contract tracing is big on the agenda, I know there will be another lockdown this winter; maybe not a government mandated lockdown, but one that happens naturally, since so many people will be sick and you are supposed to self-quarantine if you've been around anyone with sniffles for more than 15 minutes. So yeah- blue state = lies. I can only imagine what a blue country is going to mean. I pray that we won't be forced to wear masks for another two years. So on that happy note, have a great weekend! ;) ~Prudence~
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