Summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime…Yes, that is part of a song, and while the temperatures make me think of summer, it is not yet the middle of March! However, we have had several days in the 70s, and many more in the 60s. There is no ice to be found on ponds or streams, and my grass is getting GREEN!!! Tulips are up, crocuses are blooming, as are my Lenten Rose, and some trees have swollen leaf buds. This is just too weird!
I am trying to just enjoy each day and not be concerned with what lies ahead (like 110 degrees in July, or frozen fruit buds in late spring?) but it is sometimes difficult.
Many of you know I am a member of a Women’s Club which owns an historic house. We have for many years had a live-in house manager, the most recent a lovely lady who really did enjoy the job. She had some health issues this past year, which really went downhill, ending with her death in late January. We are grief-stricken, and at the same time in dire need of finding someone to fill the position. The job includes light housekeeping as well as taking reservations for those wishing to use the facility for meetings, family gatherings, showers, or whatever. We have even had a funeral and a wedding. When there is an event at the house, the manager has the house ready…lights on, door unlocked, tables set (if there is a meal involved), etc. and cleanup afterward. Without that person, the women of the club are filling in as necessary, but we can’t continue this for too long.
To maintain this lovely old house, in addition to rental of the facility, we have 5 fundraisers a year…Soup and Pie luncheon on Election Day, Christmas Open House, Bazaar and Bake Sale in December, Lasagna Luncheon in February or March, Easter Bazaar and Bake Sale just before Easter, and plant sale in May.
For the Christmas and Easter events we also make and freeze ham balls and chicken casseroles. Today we made 160 pounds of ham loaf mix into ham balls, packaged and froze them. Next Tuesday we will make 50 pounds of chicken into chicken casseroles and freeze those. Both sell really well. We are considering adding other frozen dishes to sell. If you are a homeowner, you know how much it takes to keep up a home, so we are always looking for new ways to generate income.
March is a busy month for birthdays in my family, so I have been making lots of birthday cards.
I forgot to take a photo of the inside before I wrote in it, so no inside shot.
Here is one for a man
Happy Birthday sentiment in upper right
I could keep going at the risk of boring everyone, but all I will say is that next post you will get to see the finished quilt I showed a bit of (the lavender, green and yellow) in a previous post. I had it custom quilted and it is STUNNING!
So, until next time faithful followers, Praise our Lord for Blessings and SUMMERTIME (even if it is out of season).
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