Time Change on Sunday

Garden Rose

I was able to get an extra hour of sleep, today, thanks to the time change!  It was a beautiful day, too, sunny and warm!  I kept shedding layers of clothing as the day wore on, until, I was in a sleeveless blouse by afternoon!  But, the socks stayed on!  LOL.  Now, as I type this (8:00 p.m.) I've put on a cardigan over the sleeveless blouse.

I spent a relaxed morning, having tea, responding to blog comments (thank you, everyone, for your lovely comments) and reading a few other blogs.  Neighbor T called me, later in the morning, for our weekly Sunday morning chat.

I had a piece of bread pudding, warmed up, for breakfast.  Later, in the early afternoon, I felt motivated to cook!

Sunday Meal Planning and Preparations

I put rice to cook and, while it was cooking, made spicy sauteed smoked sausage with onions, dhal (lentil) curry, and sauteed curried cabbage (the dark color is from the dark roasted curry powder I used).  The smoked sausage was one that I bought for the prayer gathering, but, didn't use.  It's not exactly bulk cooking, but, this is enough for me for several meals, this week, so, I'll call it meal planning for the week.  In addition to what I cooked, today, I have beef curry and chicken-vegetable soup in the fridge.  Before I ate, I called friend R to see if she'd like to join me for lunch or to have a piece of bread pudding, but, she declined.

After lunch, I washed all the dishes and wiped down the stove top and counters.  Then, I took the kitchen trash and the bag of recycling to the bins, outside.  I also took some pictures of the garden, but that will be a separate post, I think.

I gave Dancer his flea prevention medication this evening and he's off, sulking, on the bed in the spare bedroom.  I am not his favorite person, right now!

Later in the evening, I put water to the back garden.  I watered it with the sprinklers as it had already got dark by then (around 6:30 p.m.), but, tomorrow, I need to hand water a few places the sprinklers don't reach.  I must remember to water them earlier in the day.  I watered the houseplants, too.

Today, I am grateful for:
- An extra hour of sleep
- A warm, sunny day
- Lemons and pineapple guava from the garden
- Roses in November
- Kind comments from all of you who read my blog.

Today's joyful activity was enjoying the garden on a warm, sunny day.

Monday's To Do List:
- Pay the gas bill
- Go to the post office
- Hand water the side garden

- Change my bed sheets

- Load of laundry (bed sheets/towels)

- Dust living room & dining area

- Take trash cans to the curb for Tuesday trash pick up

How was your Sunday?  What have you planned for tomorrow?