I found this woman (her name is Anna) when I was doing a google-search of Cheryl Mendelson's book Home Comforts. Mom gave that book to me a while ago - it's a great reference!
Anna refers to the book often in her blog - and I love seeing her blog's pictures and finding out what her latest craft project is.
This particular post of hers is a wonderful, peaceful image (except the part about her husband's ice-cream bowl, which I believe he could have put into the dishwasher himself...hmmmph!)
But anyway - you can visit her blog if you click on the link I've provided on the righthand column.
"Two Last Chores"
Every night the house gets dark and quiet. The kids are all sleeping. The sewing machine is turned off for the night, the magazine put down on the table, and the fire is burned down to coals.
I love doing the two last chores of the day, the dishwasher and the coffee. The kitchen is almost dark; it's clean, with only the Composer's ice cream bowl sitting beside the white sink. All that's left to do is tuck the dirty bowl into the dishwasher and start it up. I'm easy to thrill: knowing that the machine will wash all the dinner dishes without me, and there won't be any more mess until tomorrow, makes me happy.
And then I set up the coffeemaker for morning. I love the fragrance of the ground beans, my personal blend of caff and decaff. I love knowing that all I have to do in the morning is flip a switch, and stand at the cold east window watching the sky turn red while my coffee brews. My green cup, milk and no sugar, and the day spread out in front of me.
Posted by Anna at 6:54 PM
Holly,
ReplyDeleteI love this quote. As you know from my blog, I am a messie....so I wish their were only two last chores! I am working on that...but there is no feeling to that last little bit of night when everything is quiet. Also, I have dishwasher for the first time in my married life. AND I LOVE IT! Needless to say, I will be reading your blog to keep up with you and Spectre and John! Take care!