Mid-Week Catch Up

A New Face Peeking at Me!

Isn't it just adorable?  I've been seeing a new calico cat hanging around in the garden this past week or so.  It seems rather wary and ready to run and hide in the crawl space under the house at the slightest movement, but, the lure of Mama Cat's bowl of kibble is hard to resist!  I was able to photograph it through the sliding glass door, on Tuesday:

Calico Cat

Mama Cat, however, is not having any of it!  She, who can't be bothered to chase away Chicken Little, chased the calico cat before it could so much as get a bite of kibble.  Last week, I put a separate bowl of kibble for the calico cat; I might have to continue to do that.  I don't know whose cat it is or if it is a stray.  At first, I thought it might belong to the new neighbors, as I've seen a cat sitting in one of their window sills, but, I think that cat is bigger and has different markings.  I do hope that it isn't a complete stray!

Monday was a productive day.  In addition to ordering and picking up the groceries, I changed the bed sheets, did a load of laundry, dusted the living room and dining area, renewed two of my library books, took the trash cans to the curb, emptied the dish washer, wiped down the kitchen counters, and started cleaning the fridge.  I had a banana and bread for brunch; for dinner, I cooked a smoked sausage with onions, bell pepper, and tomato and had it with rice.

On Tuesday, I put away the dried laundry,  brought in the emptied trash cans, finished cleaning the fridge, did a little weeding in the front garden, visited a bit with neighbor S who saw me in the front garden and called me over to show me that she and her mother had planted the pomegranate and fig plants she had bought, cleaned the litter box, took the kitchen compost to the garden, chatted on the phone with aunt C, with friend R, and with former neighbor T.  

Brunch was a Fuyu persimmon, a banana, and the last of the bakery bread I bought on Friday.  At tea time, I ate two leftover American style pancakes with leftover lentil curry.  Dinner was the last of the sauteed chicken and rice.

This week's meal plan:

Brunches: Bananas and buttered bread, deli meat sandwiches, scrambled eggs and toast with or without bacon, peanut butter toast, maybe grilled cheese sandwiches?

Dinners: Smoked sausage stirfry with rice; sauteed chicken and rice; chicken curry with cucumber salad and rice; leftovers

Snacks/desserts: Fresh fruits (apples, oranges, pomegranate, a single passionfruit picked off the vine), bread pudding (I found a lot of bread ends/heels in the fridge when I cleaned it out!), yogurt

I am grateful for:

- Sunny days
- Chats with family, friends, and neighbors
- Working appliances
- Being able to order things online and have them delivered to the door
- Garden fruit

My joyful activities have included reading, crocheting, and, as always, video chatting with my daughter.

Plans for Wednesday include tending to the garden with M, dusting the family room and my bedroom, and vacuuming.

What are your plans for Wednesday?