Supplies

Guests should help themselves to whatever they find and replace anything they use up.

KF notes to self

Kitchen

  • bowls for serving food
  • cheese graters
  • cocktail shaker (above microwave)
  • coffee maker, drip, uses flat-bottomed filters (backup machine and carafes in lower corner cupboard to right of sink)
  • colander
  • certified compostable plastic bags (in drawer next to frig)
  • dishes for at least nine people
  • dishtowels (in drawer next to frig and in box in alcove closet)
  • fire extinguisher (under kitchen sink)
  • flatware
  • French coffee press
  • funnel
  • glasses, including large upglasses, wine glasses, cocktail glasses
  • glass pan, 9 by 13 inches (2 inches deep)
  • glass pan for meatloaf, 4 by 9 inches (3.5 inches deep)
  • knives: 10-inch serrated bread, 3.5-inch paring, 10-inch utility
  • measuring cups
  • sauce pans
  • salad bowls, wood
  • salad spinner
  • sieve
  • shot glass
  • stepstools, one-step black and two-step light blue (in back entry)
  • toothpicks (above kitchen sink)

Food and drink (help yourself)

  • butter
  • hot sauces
  • mayonnaise
  • mustard
  • peanut butter
  • pepper
  • salad dressing
  • salt
  • spices

Office

  • bank: blank checking deposit slips, deposit slips for Ohio, bank envelopes (in bottom left drawer of sideboard)
  • batteries: 9-volt, AAA, AA (bottom dresser drawer)
  • binder clips (top dresser drawer)
  • maps (in sideboard, bottom left drawer)
  • mouse, wired (in sideboard, bottom right drawer)
  • paper: nearly full ream of blank white; 3×5 note paper (bottom left drawer of sideboard)
  • paper clips (top dresser drawer)
  • pens: sharpies, red and blue ball point (top dresser, right), felt tips
  • pencils
  • powerstrips, three (plugged in and in of sideboard)
  • rubberbands
  • scissors (in kitchen drawer by frig and in top dresser drawer)
  • three-hole punch
  • tape: packing, scotch (in alcove closet)

Bedroom

  • queen bed
  • pillows (in bedroom closet)
  • bedding (sheets, blankets in tan ottoman; quilts in bedroom closet.
  • alarm clock with Bluetooth and FM radio. RCA RC345Z: manual, video (just because the search for manual found it — indeed the results listed the video first)
  • Returning from Madison November 2019: alarm clock with CD player and radio. Philips AL 3950: directions

Furnishings

      • sofa, 8 feet long
      • queen bed
      • sofa bed, foam, folds out to 46 inches wide and 77 inches long
      • air mattress, queen inflatable with built-in pump (in alcove closet)
      • air mattress/air chair: inflatable arm chair that unfolds to single mattress (in bedroom closet; pump is probably in one of the two closets)
      • sheets, pillowcases and blankets are in the long ottoman; two quilts are on a high shelf in the bedroom closet
      • bath and kitchen towels, area rugs, bags, etc. on shelves in alcove closet
      • alarm clock with FM radio, USB charging port and bluetooth
      • cards (in hutch with cribbage board)
      • chairs (four) to use on front porch (hanging by entry door into kitchen)
      • charge cords for iPhone 4S and 6S, and for Kindle, blue tooth speakers (top dresser drawer)
      • clock in bathroom
      • clock radio with alarm in bedroom, can be moved
      • cords and plugs for charging iphones, sony/kindle devices (top drawer of dresser; top of dresser by lamp has extension cord ready for charging.)
      • cribbage board (in hutch with cards)
      • dining table and six chairs
      • doorstops
      • extension cords, powerstrips
      • fans, two box (in bedroom closet)
      • iron (as yet untested) and ironing board (in alcove closet)
      • lamps (many)
      • pillows in bedroom closet
      • pump, electric, to inflate mattresses
      • tables on porch can be moved
      • Scrabble (in hutch)
      • speaker to use with computers, phones – blue tooth or connection cord (in top dresser drawer, on right, blue in color)
      • stepstools (in kitchen entryway)

    Guests might want to bring

    (partially in case previous guests forgot to alert Karen that they used something up)

    • slip-on shoes to wear on front porch
    • new dish sponge
    • hair dryer
    • toilet paper
    • flat-bottomed coffee filters
    • coffee bean grinder
    • food items, including coffee, sugar, cream
    • spices for cooking
    • flashlight

    Guests can save on their cleaning fee if they bring their own linens and make up the bed with clean sheets from Karen’s stash. Such guests should bring these items

    • queen sheets for bed, air mattress
    • flat double or queen sheets for sofas, single air mattress
    • bath towels and wash cloths
    • hand towel for bathroom
    • bath mat
    • kitchen towels and wash rags

    Tools

    Tools are in bottom of dresser. Large tools in back entry or maybe in basement under the stairs

    • clipper for shrubs
    • drill, drill bits
    • hammer
    • hose (in basement, under stairs, if not outside by faucet)
    • ice chipper
    • ladder
    • level
    • lopper
    • measuring tape
    • needle nose pliers
    • power strip
    • pliers
    • pliers with wire cutter
    • rake
    • razor scraper
    • screwdrivers: standard size slot and phillips, small slot
    • snow shovel
    • staple gun, staples
    • twine to bundle brush for city
    • wrenches

    Chemicals and supplies for cleaning and yard maintenance

    Under kitchen sink unless otherwise noted

    • mysterious purple all-purpose cleaner
    • ammonia
    • baking soda
    • Barkeeper’s Friend
    • Bona
    • broom for outside (in back entry)
    • buckets: large, red under bathroom sink; ice cream bucket under kitchen sink
    • dishgloves (for kitchen)
    • dishsoap
    • dish sponges
    • dust mop (in back entry)
    • dust pan and brush (in back entry)
    • dusters, microfiber (in small brown box in alcove closet)
    • eraser (a miracle! — under bathroom sink)
    • laundry soap (and quarters for dryer)
    • rags (in small brown box in alcove closet)
    • scrub brush
    • sponge mop theoretically for porch (refill sponge under kitchen sink as of April 17, 2017)
    • sponges for bathroom (under bathroom sink, in bucket)
    • toilet bowl cleaner (under bathroom sink)
    • toilet brush (in bathroom)
    • vinegar
    • window cleaner
    • Elmer’s glue (over microwave)
    • spackle (over microwave)
    • spray and wash
    • stump killer (over microwave)
    • Roundup

    Toiletries, medicine

    These supplies are likely in the bathroom medicine cabinet or in white basket in alcove closet. They also likely are expired.

    • acetaminophen (Tylenol)
    • antibiotic ointment
    • baby powder
    • bandaids
    • benedryl
    • carmex
    • deodorant
    • ear plugs
    • Emergen-C Immune Plus (basket in alcove closet)
    • eye drops
    • fingernail clipper
    • hairbrush
    • hand lotion
    • hydrocortisone
    • ibuprofen
    • imodium/loperamide (anti-diarrheal)
    • kleenex
    • loratadine
    • melatonin
    • naproxen sodium tablets (Aleve)
    • nasal gel
    • nasal stripes
    • Qtips
    • razors
    • sleeping mask
    • sore throat lozenges (Cepacol; basket in alcove closet)
    • tampons, pads
    • toilet paper
    • toothbrush (KF’s and unused)
    • toothpaste
    • toothpicks (kitchen)
    • zinc lozenges (basket in alcove closet)

    Notes for KF

    Dog

    • two beds
    • dry food in freezer
    • gray koala bear
    • leashes long and short
    • poop bags
    • purple toy
    • treat tray is in alcove closet (
    • 14 doses of carprofen dispensed January 10 2020

    Shoes and clean clothes

    • belts, brown and black
    • jacket with zip-out fleece liner (circa 1993)
    • slippers inside
    • slippers for porch
    • PJs
    • shoes: array of old shoes in bedroom closet
    • sox (summer), footies, good winter
    • sweatshirt, MN
    • T-shirts, short- and long-sleeve
    • wool coat, black and long

    To replenish in wake of pandemic

    • black cohosh (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • ginko biloba (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • glucosamine chondroitin (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • turmeric (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • vitamin B12 (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • vitamin C (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • vitamin D (kitchen to left of microwave)
    • contact info cards
    • hand brush for porch

    last updated (or last time this date changed): June 21, 2020