After the Booster

 

Dancer Settling Down for a Nap

I've had minimal side effects from my Covid booster shot.  A bit of soreness in the arm at the injection site and a slight headache on Wednesday morning, which might be due to the grey, overcast weather ("June Gloom" as it is known, here) and the high pollen count.  Nonetheless, I decided to take it easy and didn't do any housework.  Instead, I did several loads of laundry because doing laundry makes me feel that I am being productive!  I stripped my bed and washed all the sheets, blankets, and quilts, as well as clothes and household items.  I dried most of the laundry in the dryer and remade my bed.  

M was here to tend to the garden on Wednesday morning.  He brought me two more cuttings of a different type of jade plant and purchased a bag of potting soil and a bag of fruit tree fertilizer (I reimbursed him for the soil and fertilizer; the fertilizer cost $40, but, he said it should be enough for the whole summer, we shall see).  We planted more apple seeds I had kept to germinate and he watered the garden and fertilized the fruit trees.  

Some of the wildflower seeds we planted two years ago have returned to bloom again, this year, too:

Coreopsis

Later in the evening, I ordered some groceries.  Mostly because I wanted to try a different brand of canned cat food for Dancer, since he has been turning his nose up at the tuna and the canned cat food I'd been giving him (which he seemed to enjoy so much that I bought two cases of it!  Should have known better!)  I just ordered three different cans of cat food at $1 each, but, then, needed to order other groceries to qualify for a free pick up (didn't want to pay a $6.95 pick up fee for a $3 + tax purchase!)

Wednesday's brunch had been leftover spaghetti and sauce, followed by some fresh peaches, sliced.  Dinner was leftover hot dogs sliced and cooked with onions and green peas, with leftover rice and peach chutney.  More sliced peaches for dessert.

Today (Thursday) is a sunny and slightly warmer day with a high of 73F.  I picked up the groceries in the afternoon.  And, yes, Dancer liked the first can of new cat food that I opened, a white fish and tuna pate.  It's a small can (3 oz.) and I gave him about a quarter of it.  He ate it and wanted more, so, I gave him a little more.  Now, he's sleeping next to me on the sofa, in a patch of sunshine.

I boiled two eggs and made egg salad for sandwiches after I came home from picking up the groceries.  Dinner will probably be shrimp curry (I bought some shrimp on sale, today), with rice, broccoli, and cucumber salad. 

I am grateful for:

- Not having any side effects from the booster
- Working appliances
- M helping with the garden
- Being able to order groceries online
- Being able to pick up curbside

My joyful activities have included eating fresh peaches and picking more blueberries!

Plans for the rest of the day include writing up the grocery post, tidying the kitchen, doing the dishes, and cooking!

How is your Thursday coming along?