Everything sublime is as difficult as it is rare. Baruch Spinoza

Sunday, November 24, 2024

This is a small room. Two chairs, an ottoman and a cabinet with a TV. One end has a piano and the other a Duncan Phyfe style table. It took me all afternoon to dust, polish, sweep and vacuum. To be fair, I have always been slow, so it shouldn't be a surprise that as I have become an elder, and elder with pain and mobility problems, I take an entire afternoon. It could be said, what else do I have to do? That would be fair. So. At the end of my labors I rewarded myself with candles and a fire. 


I was also rewarded by a sleeping Frieda.


 

30 comments:

BootsandBraids said...

Looks like watching you do all that housework tired Frieda out.

Sandra said...

HA! I think you are right. Poor girl.

Boud said...

Cats are a sleep magnet. Except when they start hurtling around the house. That fire and candle setup is perfect for reading with a cat.

Sandra said...

That's exactly what I did, Boud, except I was listening instead of reading. I've been spoiled and enjoy sitting back listening to someone read to me. A great comfort in my life. As far as cats hurling, Gatto did just that when I wouldn't let him out onto the screened porch at 10:00 pm. He flung himself upward, got hold of the blind on the door and broke it. He is the most destructive cat I've had in a long history of cats.

CheerfulMonk said...

A great way to celebrate cleaning the room. A fire and listening to someone read you a book. I've always had chronic eyestrain, so I listen to a lot of books too. ❤️

Rita said...

A lot of things can be accomplished slowly.
Looks so inviting.
Sorry about your door blind, though. Cats! ;)

Sandra said...

Audiobooks are one of the blessings in my life, Cheerful.

Sandra said...

The only problem, as I see it, about being slow is as soon as you finish you must start all over, Rita!
This cat is not normal.

Miss Merry said...

I think you are working at warp speed. I have a smaller bedroom I have been trapped in for two days now. I thought it would be a morning project. At this rate I will decorating for Christmas in July.

peppylady (Dora) said...

The fire looks toasty.

Lori Skoog said...

I don't know about you, but when I am by the fire it puts me in nap mode. So relaxing. I think it's time for me to start listening to books on my kindle.

Sandra said...

😄 Christmas in July! Why not? If it makes you feel any better, Miss Merry, I did very little today

Sandra said...

It was, Dora. None tonight, I didn’t feel like starting one

Sandra said...

I’m not a napper, Lori. Only when I’m sick. I have a library app on my phone. It gets a lot of use.

Val Ewing said...

Another cozy room!
We have basically 2 rooms downstairs and two small rooms in the upper 1/2 story.
We used to have a fake fire place heating thing but it died. I did like sitting by it on winter nights.

Charlie is the one who curls up on my legs when I am lazing about reading! He keeps me warm and then I fall asleep!
:)
No need to hurry when cleaning, right?

Sandra said...

It's my favorite room, Val. I bought one of those fireplaces to put in the basement of my mother's home when I was preparing it for sale. They are nice. You and Charlie, the two sleeping beauties!
That's what the tortoise in me says, Val. Why hurry?

Pixie said...

I love this room of yours. Wood, leather, candles and a fireplace, with scCATer rugs.

Sandra said...

scCATer rugs. Funny!! It is my room, Pixie. I like the smallness of it. It's my snug.

Marlane said...

I just got the roomba and put it in one of the bedrooms and closed the door.... they clean under the bed. I have a horsey post on my blog to make a change LOL

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

What a warm and comforting room!

e said...

A beautiful room and a gorgeous cat with a book. Sounds perfect to me!

Sandra said...

I had a roomba when they first came out with it, Marlane. The technology wasn't what it is now.

Sandra said...

It's hard to beat, e!

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Such a nice cosy room

Sandra said...

Thanks, Jo-Anne. It is.

Sandra said...

Hi. Thanks, my favorite room in the house. You were in spam.

Jenny Woolf said...

What a cosy scene, well worth spending the time to make it shine!

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

You treated yourself well, Sandra, because that fire and candles look wonderful. Sending our best wishes to you and mark and the felines too for a Happy Thanksgiving. Among other things, I'm thankful for blog friendships.

Sandra said...

Hi, Jenny. Thank you. It is worth it.

Sandra said...

Dorothy, so am I. Very Thankful. I hope your day was good.