pesach cleaning journal 2020 day 6

it is 8:00 p.m. in the hoy city of safed.  i finished the cooking area a little while ago.  i cleaned the stove even though i don't use it for pesch.  i wiped down the oven and didn't find any crumbs or bread.  i barely bake anymore ad i hardly ever use flour .  the stove and oven are turning 20 years old.  the enamel finish is peeling off.  i would love to toss it.  i just don't have the cash right now to buy a new one and it does still work.  i have been boiling water in a pot since my electric kettle died.  i pulled out my pesach kettle because i really wanted a hot drink and the gas stove is no longer connected.  i had already bleached down the counter in the alcove cooking room so i just laid down a giant plastic garbage bag to cover the counter. perhaps i'll cover it with heavy tin foil tomorrow. 

what a relief that i did the alcove.  i also cleaned the garbage can.  i washed it in the bathtub.  it was a bit chilly outside.  i took the dogs out at 8:00 a.m.  i was pretty tired because i didn't sleep a wink last night. i decided to make a fast run to the small supermarket after i brought the dogs home.  i usually go at 7:00 a.m.  there were a few more people today than i usually see.  i waited in the back of the store until they checked out.  i really wanted butter but they didn't have the brand that i use.   i bought more chicken,  salmon, dates,  raw garlic and ginger and  another celery.  and of course, i bought more bananas.  i came home and wiped down all the produce and put it away.

i ate the remaining chicken and rice from Shabbat and got to work in the kitchen. tomorrow i want to steam clean the dining room chairs and i might steam clean  the counters. i need to get the living room back on track.  all the slip covers from the sofa and antique chair and pillows are thrown about on the leather couch.  they've been laundered and need to be put back on.  i also need to do a wet mopping of the floor. i also need to the blue bedroom floor.  that shouldn't be too hard. we  do the ritual search for chometz tomorrow night.  this year we are not allowed to burn our chometz.  i am planning on making a simple meal for pesach night.  i will make a pot of chicken soup.  after all that matzah  and lettuce leaves and hard cooked egg and ground apples and walnuts and dates mixture, who can possibly be hungry??? i'll make some salmon, too for the holiday lunch.  i used enough bleach today to scare away the rona.