HMMMMM.....

The house is dirty.  I haven't had to think about the house's state of stickiness and hairiness since, well lets see, I guess since I lived in North Vancouver.  When I moved to Langford I got a house keeper and in Kamloops I had Scary Alice and now Millie....who can't come.

Peter did dishes last night and when he was done he came into the living room saying that the kitchen floor was sticky and dirty and gross..in a very disgusted tone.   He doesn't know that the rule in my house is 'if it bothers you, you clean it'. LOL!!!!  Consequently the house gets really dirty, no one says anything about it and I end up doing it eventually.  Unfortunately for the people with higher clean standards, I am not one to be too disturbed by dirt, ergo it doesn't get done as quickly as others in the house would have it. Aryn and I always said we don't like cleaning a 'clean' house.  We like it good and dirty so we see the fruits of our labour when finished.  But...it is my prerogative to do it when I wish, after all, like it or not.

But upon his saying this last night, I did start to notice the dog hair balled up on the peripheral.  The black spots and marks around the sink and on the walls in the bathroom from a certain someone's black charcoal (?) toothpaste.  Dust on the side tables etc...  (shovel list). I asked Peter to bring up the vacuum cleaner today and I shall get at it.  I don't have a mop so I shall have to get down on bended knee to wash the floors...just like the old days.

I want to thank Cheryl and Chris for recipes.  I was soooo excited to see them arrive and boy! are they good ones.  I am making a grocery list and going to get started on them...one by one.  I way prefer to get personal recommendations from people than a generic one off the internet.  The internet ones so often just don't do it.  I like food that tastes good. So thank you thank you!!

The other night I made a dinner that was so tasty and delicious.  It was lettuce wraps.  Of course its really the hoisin sauce that makes it beyond delicious and what I made was just a vehicle to eat that sauce but holy moly was it ever tasty!  And I don't care what people say, nothing beats iceberg lettuce.  None of that limp, stick to your teeth, spring mix or spinach for me.  I like a good fresh CRISP crunchy, hold up under all circumstances, iceberg.  And the one we had the other night was amazing.  Mind you by the time we finished eating our hands were completely covered with minced up sesame oiled veggies and hoisin.....worth licking off it was!!!!

The other day I needed to go to the bank and Shoppers to mail something.  Pete came with me and when we were finished neither of us felt like going home.  So we drove down to the river, parked at the parking area looking out over the river, and just sat there for about an hour.  It was heavenly to be out of the house and as usual had a wonderful conversation with each other.  He is amazing to converse with, always has been from the first day I met him.  And I haven't just sat in a vehicle, looking out at the view, for a long time, just enjoying it, since Bill died.  It was a real treat.  I would have loved this at anytime, but right now it was a very special treat.  Covid has made the little things so significant, which can be good....or not!

Well I must get this day started.  Take care folks.  TTYL

RANDOM PICS....IN PARIS IN THE GRAVEYARD WHERE JIM MORRISON IS BURIED

TUNA PATTIES, CARROTS AND SALAD

THE RIVER VIEW THROUGH A TINTED JEEP WINDOW

WAITING FOR PETER

IN THE ERIC KAYSER JEWISH BAKERY AROUND THE CORNER FROM APRIL'S AND MY HOTEL IN PARIS

THEY DON'T MAKE FOOD LIKE THIS ON THIS SIDE OF THE POND....SADLY