Weekend Update

Saturday:  I was able to sleep in without any phone calls disturbing me.  Aunt T called shortly thereafter, however; I was still having my coffee and I let the call go to the answering machine.  She didn't leave a message, but I called her, later, and had a long chat with her.  I also called neighbor T and checked to see how she was.  I honestly don't know where the afternoon went, but some of it was spent doing my monthly goals review and update and I watched some TV programs and knitted.  I also cup open some pomegranates and collected the pips:

Pomegranate Pips

In the evening, I went back out to the garden to take a photograph of something I had missed seeing when I was out in the garden earlier in the week, but friend M pointed out to me on Friday:

Flower Buds on the Starfish Flower Cactus

M, who knows more about succulents than I do, was very happy to see them and he pointed out that there were more buds forming, as well:

More Buds on the Starfish Cactus!

I shall keep an eye on them and try to take photographs as the buds open and the flowers bloom.  From what I've read, these flowers are also known as "carrion flowers", since they had the odor of rotting flesh!  Oh, lovely!  LOL!

Later in the evening, I went for a walk - this time, I managed to walk for 30 minutes and one more block than on previous walks.  I need to keep it up and walk every day, if possible.

In the evening, I video chatted with my daughter - she had gone grocery shopping at the dollar store and showed me what she bought and what she was planning to cook.


Sunday:  I had set my alarm for 9:00 a.m., (after going to sleep at 4:00 a.m.), but I turned it off and slept for another couple of hours!  Neighbor T called almost as soon as I had woken up for our weekly Sunday phone call.  Aunt T called shortly after that and I chatted with her for a bit.

Later, I decided to make waffles for brunch (yesterday, daughter and I had talked about chicken and waffles).  Chicken and waffles usually means fried chicken with waffles.  But, I prefer chicken curry with waffles, so that's what I had, today - chicken and waffles, my way:

Chicken Curry and Waffles

I have leftover waffles to eat with more chicken curry or maybe strawberries, another day.

Later, I did some paperwork I needed to do.

In the evening, I went for my walk.  It had been a sunny, warm day, but,in the evening, the clouds began to move in:

Clouds Moving In

There is rain in the forecast, they say, sometime next week.  In the meantime, I enjoyed seeing the clouds:

The weirdly pruned pine tree

I don't have many interesting things to photograph when I walk.  But I love these purple flowers on some of the street trees that are planted on the side:

Purple Flowers

I increased my distance by another block over what I walked yesterday and my walk took me 35 minutes.  But, I was feeling tired by the time I came back and developing an ache at the base of my spine and tingling in my legs!  I had to rest on the sofa, for awhile!

Dinner was the last of the curry puffs I had made and frozen.  A fresh peach for dessert.

After dinner, I video chatted with daughter. 

This weekend, I am grateful for:
- Being able to sleep in
- Phone calls from friends and family
- Evening walks
- Flowers and buds
- Pomegranates from the garden

How was your weekend?  What are your plans for the upcoming week?