Thursday, June 30, 2011

Enjoying the breeze

My stomach felt better today but I was up most of the night with it so I'm not too motivated.  I did get the screens in the kitchen and bathroom window so I'm enjoying the wonderful breeze right now.  And I started a load of laundry that I'll probably stick in the dryer before I go to bed.  I might even wash another load while I'm down there.  I just wish this fatigue wasn't so debilitating.

Hannibal is definitely feeling better.  There is a significant cushion of fat on his spine now.  Not as boney as it was.  Plus he's so playful.  I was untangling him from the grapevine a few minutes ago and he kept attacking the rope so I stayed out there with him teasing him with the rope and watching him pounce on it.  And he hasn't thrown up in a week.  It's good this diet and medicine is working out, but I still think it's parasites or worms rather than inflammatory bowel disease.  He's thriving on the diet and it's not really any more expensive than prepared cat food so I'll keep him on it as long as the vet says he can stay on it.

I've been so lethargic today I haven't done much knitting.  Plus it was very warm earlier on so I tried to take a nap but Professor never lets me.  He barks as soon as I close my eyes, wanting something from me.  It's frustrating...sort of like having a toddler around 24/7.  One that will stay a toddler forever.

But I do plan on knitting after supper.  If I ever get it started.  It's cooler now but it was too hot earlier to use the stove of toaster oven.  I'm not heating up the big oven tonight.  I'll just make a smaller baked ziti dish.  I'm not hungry anyway since I didn't eat lunch until after 3.

I need to re-pot my little evergreen tree I got for Christmas.  It's still growing but I think it's nearly outgrown the pot it's in now.  I brought one in from the garage while I was out with Hannibal.  I'm wondering if I should re-pot the lavender, too.  According to what I read online lavender loves feeling crowded so I might just leave it for a while yet.  I've definitely lost 2 tobacco plants.  One just wasn't there when I went to water it this morning and the other is lying flat on the ground.  I sprinkled some seeds from last year's crop on the ground.  I doubt they will take hold but we'll see.  If nothing else, I can grow some more in the seed pods.  Or not. 

I can't believe June is gone.  Seems like a very quick month.  The Decorah Eaglets are nearly ready to leave the nest.  I believe they anticipate them gone by the end of July.  I watched them today sitting on the branches crying for their parents.  I didn't see them, but I could tell by the way the eaglets started screeching that one of the parents had brought supper.  They flew to the nest and then hopped back to the branches after they were done.  Hard to believe how tiny they were back in April.

Time to force myself into the kitchen and get supper cooked. When what I really want is to crawl into bed (that I have to make up yet) and just forget about all my responsibilities and knit away.  That would be a real vacation for me.

TTFN

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