Cool and Cloudy on Wednesday

Another Not Quite Ikebana Flower Arrangement

Tammy from the compounding pharmacy called me in the morning to let me know that the vet's clinic had called in Dancer's medication refill, but, it was only for five days and there was no note to say why it was only for five days.  She said she called the clinic to find out what was going on and I told her that yes, they are waiting for the blood test results to see if any changes needed to be made and this was just to tide us over until the results come in.  She said the medication will be ready whenever I want to come and pick it up and she will not charge me for this refill, but, will adjust the number of dosages from the next refill and I will pay then.  I was happy to hear that.  I told her I will pick up the medication in the afternoon.

It was a cloudy, overcast day (some areas experienced some light rain, according to the news) and a bit cool.  When gardener friend M arrived to do the garden, later in the morning, he said that last week had been my weather and this week is his weather.  He finished the weeding I had started, yesterday, when I pulled out some of the four-o-clocks (mirabilis) plants that were growing under the lemon trees.  They are not weeds, as such, but, they grow as weeds in my garden; they had more or less finished flowering and they were crowding out the chrysanthemums that were also growing in the same bed.  The chrysanthemums are starting to flower, now, and I want them to be seen and have room to grow.  The four-o-clocks self-seed and they will also grow from the tubers, later on.  He also pruned the lemon trees a little bit and watered the back garden.  We decided that the front garden didn't need watering today; it can wait until Friday.

After M left, I went to the pharmacy and picked up Dancer's medication.  There might have been a visit to the doughnut shop, too, and a purchase made!  LOL.

I am afraid that I wasn't very productive once I got home.  I watched news, watched some online videos, and read a few blogs.  I also went through the grocery ads and made a tentative shopping list (salmon is on sale for $8.99/lb. this week and I am thinking of buying some to cook and freeze for when my daughter comes home.  There's plenty of money left in this month's grocery budget to afford a few splurge items!  

 I felt cold in the evening, even with a cardigan over my knitted top, a scarf around my neck, and socks.  So, I put the electric space heater on for a little while.  

There had been a shooting incident a block or two from my daughter's office building, this afternoon; she said they were told not to leave the building until around 4:00 p.m., when the police had apprehended the suspected shooter.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- My daughter is safe
- Dancer's medication was refilled
- M's help with the garden
- My electric space heater and electricity to run it
- A safe drive to the pharmacy and back

Today's joyful activity was tending to the garden with M (and enjoying a doughnut!)

Yum!

Plans for tomorrow include getting some tidying and housework done.  

How was your Wednesday?  What are your plans for Thursday?