Sunday, March 7, 2021

The Weekend Was Fruitful

 Hi friends,


I hope you've all had a beautiful and productive or relaxing weekend.

I have certainly been busy with this and that. 

First up is some sad news. Pastor Jonah lost another family member earlier in the week to pneumonia. Please keep a kind thought for him and the family. Also the court hearing for the land grant is scheduled for Wednesday. Hopefully this will be the last item of business before the court rules on the issue.

Friday I spent trying to get my young relative situated for getting the community garden plot weeded and compost added. Surprisingly it took a fair bit of time because I wasn't meeting her at the plot and she needed orientation with everything.  Fortunately I showed her the plot last summer so basically she just needed a refresher. I also spent some time repackaging seeds (I have too many for my small balcony garden) to share with her.

Friday I also went to the library and picked up a few novels and decorating books. I'm really looking forward to reading all of these.  I made a small start today (Sunday). I was going to stop at the grocery store for a few items but had forgotten my phone at home so I decided to wait for the next day. I have a few apps on the phone and I accumulate points based on buying certain things. 

Later that night I had a call from a friend I haven't seen or heard from since the pandemic. It was good to catch up with her. I also binge watched Netflix catching up on the most recent season of  The Crown. I watched so many episodes and by the time I finished I was very sleepy.


Saturday I found myself running more errands. This time I had my phone so I did a small bit of grocery shopping and stopped for coffee afterwards and began reading one of my books. I also stopped in at the pharmacy. Fortunately the owner was in and I was able to discuss various issues related to my latest prescription refill.  He had left me a voice message and I didn't want to call back and talk to one of his staff. It's just easier to question and explain things in person and I'm glad we did since I had misunderstood his voice message. We managed to sort everything out satisfactorily.

One of my brother's called and we had a nice long catch up. He gave me some wonderful person news about his children and a great report about his own health update. It made me realize how much I've been missing hearing good news! 

Afterward I spent a lot of time scouring various websites looking for some home decor items, pricing them and seeing what might work for my needs.  I find this kind of research very time consuming and very tiring.  I didn't make any final decisions about anything. I want to take my time and make the fewest purchases possible to deal with the different areas I want to deal with in my home.  I also watched the movie, The Pianist with Adrian Brody on Netflix. I didn't see the movie when it was released in 2002. It was very well done and heart wrenching.  If you haven't seen it and have Netflix, I would highly recommend it.

It's now Sunday and again it was a busy day. The dishes are done, the kitchen, bathroom and entry way floors are vacuumed and washed, the living room and dining room are vacuumed and all the recycling has been taken to the recycling bins. It feels good to get excess stuff out of the way.  I also managed to get rid of 6 items of clothing (2 old tops and 2 sets of pajamas) that have seen better days. I have a lot more to do but will get to it all in due time.

In the evening I did a few loads of laundry and steam refreshed my pillows. Now I have clean bedding on the bed and ready for a good night's sleep. This will be likely (and hopefully) be the last time I wash and return the blue mink sheets to my bed because the weather has warmed up and the sheets will be too heavy soon.  I'm glad it's finally warming up. I love this time of year when the sun returns on a regular basis, the weather warms up and it is not too hot to get out and enjoy a walk or an outing.

 

In  between cleaning and getting ready for the week ahead, I watched the Oprah interview with Megan and Harry. I was shocked by what I heard from the both of them and my heart went out to them for what they have endured.  I must say, before I heard the interview I was in the camp of thinking they were privileged and spoiled.   I felt they were honest in the interview and tried hard not to say anything negative about the Royals.  However they also tried to speak truth and I cannot understand how Prince Harry could be denied security for himself and I cannot understand how his own father could cut him out of communications. I am honestly stunned because you do not expect a parent to stop talking to you. It must hurt so much after having lost his mother when he was so young. I am glad those two are out of the Royal Family and making their own way in the world. I think they are better off for it and the public can stop complaining about having to pay more members of the Royal Firm. At least their mental health should be much better now that they are 'free'.

I hope all of you have a wonderful week ahead and that you too enjoy better mental health as we seem to be getting closer to having restrictions lifted off of us all with the mass vaccinations now taking place.

Tomorrow, Monday, March 8 is International Women's Day. To all the women reading this, may you have a positive day where you feel loved, supported and respected not just on this one day but in each and every day.









8 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Penny,

You did have a busy weekend. It is nice you had a great talk with with your brother. I have slowed down on my reading, taking a lot longer just to read one book. Happy Woman's Day! Take care, have a happy day and a great new week!

Rhodesia said...

Sounds like you had a good weekend. Wish we had Netflix but sadly our WiFi is too slow to cope. The Harry and Megan thing is only here this evening so I have not seen it yet and as it is late I will record it anyway. There is always two sides to every story and the other side here is not in a position to be interviewed. I will form my opinion after I have heard the one half.
It has turned cold here again but hopefully not for long. Take care and keep safe, Diane

Red said...

You really keep busy. I didn't watch the interview but it sounds like I should. I don't see the royals in a positive way. They are very far from the real world. Most of the time they like dressing up in their funny clothes pretending to be something. Being educated in boarding schools does not give them any family values whatsoever.

Joanne Noragon said...

I watched the Meghan and Harry interview, too, and totally agree with you. To refuse them security was beyond the pale.

Mari said...

Sounds like a busy but good weekend! I didn't see the interview, maybe I need to watch it. I have been in the camp of thinking Megan was kind of spoiled and pulled Harry with her. It's hard to know because we can't always trust the media.

The Liberty Belle said...

I think it's always so nice to catch up with friends and family over the phone. So many people seem to just want to text nowadays. Very kind of you to assist a young relative with the community garden. Have a lovely day.

Jeanie said...

It sounds like a very productive and fun weekend with some good catch-up time. I agree with you about Harry and Meghan's interview. I also think that they do good with their privilege and sometimes that's even harder when one feels deeply hurt or damaged. I was impressed.

Himawan Sant said...

Great fun surfing hunting home decor knick-knacks.
Hopefully find the desired decoration.

Have a nice day.

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