random thoughts – Day 2,140 (Sunday) – snow, roses, rooster

We were promised snow by the days of weather forecasts leading up to the weekend and the actual weather delivered. It started around 9:40 a.m. Sunday in Gardner, and at 8:40 p.m., it was still steadily blowing and going. I looked online but couldn’t find snowfall totals specific to Gardner, but other cities and towns ranged from three inches near the Cape to nine inches in a neighboring town and 10 inches on the North Shore. At 7:30 as the snow continued to blow and fall, a neighbor was snow blowing their driveway.  It seemed a bit futile, but to each his own. Sometimes you just need to take control and do something.

Roses!

Dance group for this morning was cancelled yesterday, so dressing for the day was straight into the fuzzy fleece lounge pants that signal there is no intention of leaving the warm and dry confines of the house. While the weather raged outside, all was calm inside with Kiki hunkered down under the bed, me flitting around, and vases holding yellow roses in the bedroom, dining room, and kitchen. All was calm. All was bright.

There was coffee in the morning, more of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel streaming on the TV, and more of Friday night’s delicious pastrami on marble rye with cole slaw, and half sour pickles for lunch. It was delicious and now it is all gone. The memories will linger. New York pastrami from Hannaford is on the list for future deli visits, but probably just for special occasions.

There were plans for the snow day which included practicing dances. It’s crunch time and we perform in a showcase in two weeks. The practicing was delayed by looking at costume jewelry and weirdly shaped bookcases on Amazon, and reviewing the pendant lights added to the cart last night (but not buying).

My not favorite
light fixture.

The initial plan was to replace the weirdly located weird dining room hanging light featuring roosters and poor illumination with something more to my taste also on a chain that could be swagged to a hook to achieve centering in the space. That seemed easier than relocating the electrical mount to a centered spot and repairing the ceiling. My favorite thing about the current fixture are the cigar band star and heart made by an artist friend that I hung from it.

The new idea, developed while looking at pendant lights online, is to get two fixtures – one for the original electrical placement and another for a foot or two away to improve illumination and provide balance. It is expected this plan will change up to 100 times before any fixtures are bought and an electrician found. It’s all part of the usual process.