Shavuot Countdown Rona 2020

it is 10:00 p.m. in the holy city of safed.  i just took the dogs out for their last stroll.  i don't think they really wanted to go out.  i took them  at 6:00 p.m. and they seemed to  have done their 'business'.  i did very little today.  i ran to the supermarket to buy dog food.  i got some corn crackers and some chicken that was half priced.  when i got back i went upstairs to clean the porch.  it was loaded with pigeon poop.  yes, they have returned.  i tightened the mesh wherever i found a gap.  perhaps, they will stay away until after the holiday. i threw buckets of soapy water all over the place.  it looks clean.

as it stands, the entire clan is coming for the holiday and Shabbat.  we will be fourteen adults and 8 children and 4 dogs.  what was i thinking?  i am not doing a lot of cooking for this bunch.  i am making one 9x11" lasagna, 4 small packages of prepared mini ravioli, a greek salad, one Israeli cheesecake and one tiramisu.  i am also making a fruit platter with two types of grapes, cherries, peaches, apricots, pears and apples.  after all, this is the holiday of new fruits.   i bought several types of assorted cheeses.

the Sephardi mom is the one who's cooking for this clan.  the sisters will bring some more pasta dishes for Friday's day meal.  i had wanted to buy prizes for all of the kids today but i ran out of options, cash and patience.  i have a few toys for my grandkids that i bought for pesach.  if they want they can share the chocolate surprise eggs with their cousins.  the upstairs apartment is the perfect hideout to get away from the clan.   it is really lovely on the porch.  one could hole up there and never be missed.

i mopped the master bedroom floor and cleaned the bathroom.  i made up the little crib.  i put away all of my clothes and set an outfit out in another bedroom.  i left a bouquet of picked wild roses, lavender and rosemary.  i also mopped the blog room floor, and the 'blue' bedroom floor.  i dusted a lot.  i made a cheesecake, a little while ago,  for my friends.  it is in the fridge. i agonized over not having found blueberry pie filling but the comfiture worked just fine.  it was also better quality.  i sure hope they like the cake.  i will call her husband to pick it up in the morning.

i had a hunk of goat cheese for supper.  that leaves one less piece of cheese for the holiday.  i have still have a round of camembert, a danish blue cheese, a hunk of pesto gouda and a goat cheese.  i will make the lasagna tomorrow and the cheesecake and tiramisu.  i will also make up the beds up here.  i need to mop the t.v. area floor, the kitchen and dining room floors and the living room floor.  i am not going wild with the buckets of water.  i will just do a quick wet mop. 

i spent a good deal of the day in bed.  i just passed out.  i got up in the late afternoon and started cleaning the master bedroom.  i am pretty tired now.  i am still thinking about making oat flour banana pancakes for Friday morning's Kiddush; before we have the dairy meal.  we'll see how it goes in the morning.   i hope i'll have more energy tomorrow.  the house is basically clean and orderly.  i'll call it a night and watch some t.v.