The Weekend

 

Hummingbird in the Blueberry Bush

A hummingbird was enjoying the nectar from some of the blueberry flowers on Saturday afternoon.  I took the picture with my cell phone, from inside the house, through the sliding glass door, and it's not the best picture, but, the bird was facing me, showing its belly.  Not that I could see any colorful markings.  I've no idea what kind of a hummingbird it is.

I spent a relaxed weekend,  On Saturday, I did the blog posts about the grocery shopping and the meal planning, reattached the towel rail in my bathroom which came off the wall (it had been loose for some time) with my daughter's help, vacuumed one of the air purifier filters which needed cleaning, paid a few bills, cooked a pot roast for dinner, and made a citrus drink with some of the oranges and lemons I picked from the garden.

On Sunday, I tidied up the family room a little bit, broke down several cardboard boxes that packages had been delivered in and took them to the recycling bin, took the kitchen compost to the garden, mended one of my sweaters, and spent a very pleasant hour or so playing with fabric!  I cut up some of my scrap fabric into strips and did a bit of crumb piecing with the leftover bits.  Then, the bobbin ran out of thread and that was my signal to stop and cook dinner.  

Breakfast had been tortillas cooked with eggs and sambol - my mother used to beat up an egg, add some sambol to it, and then, pour it on top of a tortilla that was warming in a frying pan on the stove.  Then, when the egg has started to set, you flip the tortilla over, so that the egg side is down and gets cooked quickly.  Cooked this way, the tortilla reminds me a little bit of a type of flat bread called godamba roti.  

Lunch was pot roast sandwiches.  I sliced some of the leftover pot roast, reheated it in a saute pan, and used it as a hot sandwich filling.  

For dinner, I made a smoked sausage stir fry with vegetables and walnuts and served it with rice.  There were pears for dessert.

Smoked Sausage Stir Fry

There are leftovers for tomorrow or later in the week.

This weekend, I was grateful for:

- Hummingbirds pollinating the blueberry flowers
- Lemons and oranges from the garden
- Sunny days
- Working appliances
- Home cooked meals

The weekend's joyful activities included watching online videos and playing with fabric.

Plans for Monday include picking up one of my prescriptions from the pharmacy, doing some housework, taking the trash cans to the curb, and more playing with fabric!

How was your weekend?  What are your plans for Monday?