February is always my favorite month since it’s my birthday.  As anyone will tell you, I begin celebrating on the first day and continue until the very end.  Due to Covid restrictions, I wasn’t sure when making plans if we would actually be able to accomplish everything on the list.  Happily it was a successful month.

1.  Clean shower head in the master bathroom.  In the past I have cleaned it like this.  This time however I unscrewed the pipe from the ceiling joint and poured white vinegar through the unit.  Then I manipulated each and every rubber water outlet to remove any visible deposit.
   

   Before:  The rain shower effect crisscrosses as the calcium builds up.

   

   After:  More parallel streams of water after cleaning.

2. Get 2020 tax information to our accountant.  On February 11th  I mailed a huge packet  of information including almost all of our banking and employment information to our accountant.  This year was challenging due to the finicky mail service and the fact that our bank is supplying necessary documents later than usual.  But I finally sent everything by the 20th. Woo-hoo!! Just waiting now to see who owes whom.
3. Read a book:  The Silver Chalice.  Unlike last month’s read this was a truly interesting novel told by a talented storyteller.  It helps to know some of the characters of early Christianity who are developed as part of the plot.  I’m happy to have read an old paperback that ultimately fell apart as I was reading it.
   

   Glad to have read this old book.

4. See a movie. Our movie theatres are still pretty much closed so I again decided to watch a video at home.  I chose Roman Holiday (1953) starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck — an oldie but goodie.
   

   While in Rome in 2005, we also visited the Mouth of Truth.

   Charlie watched it with me while we recalled our trip to Rome — very romantic.

5. Repair wood flooring at entrance to conservatory.
   

   Before

   

   After

6. Celebrate my birthday. We celebrated in New Orleans at the Restaurant August.  Lots of places were closed or had shortened hours but we were able to have an exquisite dinner. Laissez les bon temps rouler!
7. Wash down comforter.  I packed this huge bear into a super large plastic bag and washed it in my friend’s oversized machine.
   

   I keep the comforter folded at the end of the bed.

   I let it dry for 5 cycles then returned it to a linen duvet cover which I also washed.

8. Travel to New Orleans. Charlie and I went to New Orleans for a 5-day visit.  I think we hit all the highlights which I will enumerate soon.
   

   One of the best parts of the trips was a visit to the swamp.

9. Pick a word to focus on for the month. My word: BALANCE.
10. Write a goal list for March.

February is the start of birthday season here at The Glade which begins with the matching birthdays of me and my niece.  Then it’s Sug, Charlie, Charlie’s mother, my son.  Although not all in February I am imagining how we might celebrate.

1.  Clean shower head in the master bathroom.
   

   The rain showerhead in the master bathroom needs a good cleaning from time to time.

2. Get 2020 tax information to our accountant.
3. Read a book:  The Silver Chalice.
   

   The Antioch Chalice

4. See a movie.
5. Repair wood flooring at entrance to conservatory.
   

   Can you spot the damage?

6. Celebrate my birthday.
7. Wash down comforter.
   

   Our king sized down comforter is needs a good cleaning from time to time.

8. Travel to New Orleans.
   

   We have reservations at a boutique hotel in the Central Business District.

9. Pick a word to focus on for the month. My word: BALANCE.
10. Write a goal list for March.