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[electricland]

Weekend of much puttering. But productive puttering.

Friday evening: party for life_on_queen at Jen's parents' house. A fine time was had by all, at least they said they had a fine time and they sounded quite sincere. We seem to have done OK on the food and drink end of things; about a case of wine left over, which John and Helen are buying from us, and a lot of cheese and some bread and spinach and grape tomatoes and the remnants of The Ham. And, for some reason, basil. Not, however, any of the salmon or lasagna, which were inhaled. We delegated the food to an extent where we didn't actually have to cook, which was awesome. And people said I looked nice. (It was my parents and Jen's Aunt Jane. I trust them.)

Saturday: Nursed my hangover by going to the gym, where the owner talked me into new workout pants (she enticed me with pants that are actually long enough. Fiendish). Then went to Sunset Grill to offset all that healthiness. Then went home and had a bath. Tried and failed to nap. Failed to help with party cleanup. Did three loads of laundry. Changed my sheets. Ironed. Moved some sheets and towels from the bottom drawer of my chest of drawers. Moved my sweaters from the bottom shelf of my wardrobe to the chest of drawers. Moved my spare purses from a cardboard box in the corner to the bottom shelf of the wardrobe. Pulled tarpaulin over the hole in the backyard when it started to rain, but alas not quickly enough to prevent half an inch of water from piling up. Luckily the basement did not flood.

Sunday: Removed rotting vegetable corpses from my crisper drawers and put them in the green bin. Cleaned the fridge. Cleaned the sink. Admired the progress of the garage demolition next door. Saw a ruffled-looking cardinal on its soon-to-be-nonexistent roof. Removed the raccoon poop from the not-deck outside my door. Did more ironing. Took delivery of the party leftovers (I got the bulk of them, including the basil). Ate brunch at Il Fornello with Jen and life_on_queen. Bought pillow covers, a clear box, hangers, and a small plastic locking jug. Poured more vinegar on the weeds next to the house foundations. Put smaller purses and wallets into new box. Restored order to clothing on shelves. Bought groceries. Made pesto. Made fettucine carbonara for self and life_on_queen. Watched an Inspector Lynley mystery on PBS. Hemmed my new black pants (from Mexx, which seems to build for Amazons). Drank port. Went to bed. Slept soundly.

Books read this week (not all that many, I seem to have been busy with other things): The River at Green Knowe (reread, but from so long ago it scarcely counts). Right Ho, Jeeves (reread). I'm sure there was something else, but hell if I know what. (Edit 2: Howl's Moving Castle! I knew that. I think I need to watch the movie again for comparison purposes. I'm pretty sure I still prefer moody-but-not-emo book!Howl.)

(Edited much letter later. Feh. Sorry. I continue to lose at HTML.) (Edit 3: and apparently spelling.)

Comments

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

I just brought home the Green Knowe series in paperback...er, as my mother refuses to release the family hardcovers to me. ;) Am motivated to re-read now, it's been far too long.

And it sounds like a busy weekend, yay for cardinals. Sorry about the raccoon poop though.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

I need a nap just from reading about your weekend! ;)