All Kinds of Fun. Not.

Along my son's road

This has been a weekend of catching up.

Mostly catching up cleaning, and sorting out stuff  I have piled in my workroom over the summer. And paperwork, getting all my receipts into the spreadsheet.

So it hasn't been much fun at all, but all these things need to be done some time or other. In the process I put out more autumn decor and even some Halloween, since they are all mixed together in the same totes. Some is in the pile for Goodwill,  as are quite a few glass creamers I picked up when I first got interested in Early American Pattern Glass. At first I thought I would focus on creamers and pitchers but with time my interest has shifted and now I only buy colored pieces, because I mainly use them for display and I can use the different colors for different seasons. That's not to say I am disposing of all my clear pieces, though! 

We cleaned windows too, another not-fun job that gets even less fun as we get older. They are all done, except for taking down the big picture window storm window and cleaning it and the outside of the picture window. That thing is heavy, so we will wait to get help with it. Of course in the process of doing the outside windows, Larry destroyed the bed of four o'clocks. I always know when I ask him to do any task he doesn't like, there will be a cost. I don't know if it's deliberate, or just a subconscious payback! For example, if I ask him to do anything in the garden, I know that some plants will be trampled or broken. He just doesn't see the importance of being careful with plants, I guess. And since I can't do everything myself, I just have to put up with his bull-in-a-china-shop ways.

This morning we are fixing the fridge, again. The evaporator fan in the freezer has died, again.  These little fans are cheaply made, and since Larry can't put an ice tray in the freezer without spilling water everywhere, ice builds up, blocks the vent, builds up behind the back wall of the freezer compartment,  and the fan burns up. This is the third time he has had to replace it, so perhaps he has learned a lesson?

Well, I didn't mean this to be a Larry-bashing post! He is good at many things, like making cider yesterday (which I processed and canned), taking care of our critters, lifting heavy stuff and lots of other things. I have to remind myself of that! Being with someone 24/7, as we are, makes all those irksome things just that much more noticeable while we take for granted the good things. 

My main job today is to pack ebay sales. I sold both of those expensive Blenko vases, 

which means I have some very careful packing to do. Then there are some delicate wineglasses, 

a tall glass chimney and burner for a peg oil lamp, 

two sets of 6 glasses, 

and two hard to find Gay Fad glasses, from the 50s.  

Lots of glass! It takes time to pack it right, and then I keep my fingers crossed that it all travels safely.

Well, back to mopping floors. Want to join me?

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