it is 7:00 P.M. in the holy city of safed. i just finished my pesach cleaning. i have been working all day long. the house smells awful. i washed the dining area with bleach and water. i opened up all of the windows to air the place out. i burned my hands pretty good with the bleach. i have a ton of soothing cream on them now. i managed to steam clean the dining room chairs so it went pretty fast. i usually spend a couple of hours washing them down and it takes nearly a week for them to dry. it is a great relief to have finally finished my house. this year i had it easy. the Sephardi sisters did the bottom and top floors.
i am definitely slowing down . i chose not to knock myself out this year in lieu of the 'rona'. i need all the strength i have to stay well. i will do the ritual check for chometz in a little while. since we are not allowed to burn the symbolic pieces of bread we place around the house to find; i took the liberty of placing them in tin foil. usually that's a no-no. this year we are to douse the bread in bleach or toss down the toilet. i threw out several stale rolls before in my garbage can but i placed them in a bag of bleach, first.
i will rest now. tomorrow, i will line the kitchen counters with tin foil. i will make some salmon for the holiday and a chicken soup. i have the entire day to prepare for the seder. i now need to lie down. i haven't taken down my pesach stove yet so i will just have to eat a tin of tuna for supper. i had rice cakes and peanut butter, earlier on. once i get the stove hooked up; i'll make some eggs in the morning. i am so plleased that my house is ready for the holiday. and i am very grateful that i was blessed with the energy to do it. wishing everyone a healthy and happy pesach!
Twas the night before pesach and all through the house, not a chometz remaining in all of the house.
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