Of Cleaning Clean Homes..

#sareespeak #womenofsareespeak #164 #SS 10/2022

#silk #kalamkari #themeofthemonth #colour

Vaccummed a clean house this morning.
Don’t ask me why.
And even went on to wipe down sparkling mirrors, glass tops.
Dusted off already dusted surface.
Probably because it felt normal, like the old days.
The Saturdays when the Ds were around and the chores had to be done.
D1 grumbling about having to vaccuum. Me praising the probable outcome.
D2 dusting and wiping mirrors and glass tops.
Me announcing how spotless the place was going to look.
And now, I derive comfort from moving the noisy appliance, my trusted buddy, all over the house, especially their bedrooms, while hubby is in the garden.
Then I get a call.
D1.
She’s unable to come by.
She’s cleaning her home with her hubby. “The house is a pig-sty, Mum!” she exclaims, or claims.
Told her not to get stuck into it but to get out on a lovely Saturday morning.
She’s her mother’s daughter, so advice flies out the window.
I call D2 later in the afternoon.
No reply.
5 (alright, alright, 8) missed calls later, D2 answers.
I ask her if everything’s alright, my voice a little too high for comfort.
She laughs and says she’s cleaning her tiny apartment too.
And to top it all, she’s cooked a delicious meal.
Old habits die hard.
We all seem to have adopted Saturday as our official house cleaning day, in preparation for the work week ahead.
For the Ds’ it’s a necessity,
For the Mum, it’s yet another comforting ritual.

In line with this month’s theme, draped a colourful Kalamkari light silk for a dinner party the evening before at a friend’s home. The body has musical instruments – veenas, sitars, tablas, mridhangams, the works, colourful against light green. The pallu has 2 gorgeous swans in yellow and red, and lotuses all over, my favourite motifs.
Gifted by a dear friend with impeccable taste.
Matched with a silk maroon blouse with sleeves edged with red and green leaves.
Photo credit : Husband. Discarded photos due to closed eye syndrome. Some reclaimed photos in comments. One taken by yours truly to showcase the pallu.