We have just arrived home from a workday in Ojai at the orange grove, then a stop-in at Sarah and Gregorio’s for turkey tacos. I literally might have to use my hand to keep my eyelids open. I am so tired. In Ojai, I tackled the bi-yearly job of cleaning out our old Spartan trailer…
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The End of a Busy Day
I am sitting near the gas heater in our Victorian, my eye lids so heavy it requires a great effort to keep them open. It is 1:12 am. Today, we have dusted, swept, vacuumed, mopped, unloaded furniture from the U-Haul we brought, and rearranged a room or two. Plus, we had the pleasure of a…
Flash Essay: Born to Clean
Today I tackled an unsightly and rather unsavory task in our 1954 Spartan Manor, aka old trailer, up in Ojai. I tracked down all the old ground squirrel nests tucked into the out-of-the-way spots in the cabinets and swept up all of their droppings. Yuck. My work required a mask, gloves, a broom and dust…
20 Minutes a Day 