Miscellany of a Cheshire Cat

So, I have mentioned to several people that my rose bush exploded with flowers this spring. Here’s some evidence. Now, a week after this photo was taken, it’s looking a little calmer, but this rosebush bloomed through October last year so it’s just a matter of time before its second round of buds show up.

It’s gray again today but the tornado watch is over. It comes as no surprise that no tornadoes whisked through the neighborhood. Some impressive thunderstorms blew through though!

I’m on my second big cup of coffee for the day in hopes that will wake me up a little more. Right now I’d be content to go take a nap.

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Second Tornado Watch in the greater Philadelphia area in 5 days.

Did I move to Kansas and just not notice?

Mr. Paw would like to interject that his name is not Toto.

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Tennyson likes to observe the world from atop his cat tree. It also puts him at the perfect height for attention from the Thumb Monkeys. Which of course he gets. Of course currently he’s directly in the path of the VORANDO (rawr) fan, about three feet in front of it. (It’s still warm in the house despite the wet outside so I’m trying to circulate the air a bit.)

It really is good to be the cat.

More comics at: The Chronicles of Monster Cat

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There was a great deal of flat catness this weekend. Temperatures hung out in the 80s which made the monster in the fur coat kind of warm. I got a new fan on Saturday and he put himself right in its path at every opportunity. It was really quite cute. If only I’d gotten an oscillating fan – then he’d have to roll all over the floor to stay in the path of the breeze. Who am I kidding? He’d just wait for the breeze to come back to him. He’s smart and lazy that way.

More comics at: The Chronicles of Monster Cat

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The Peonies have POPPED! They are a lovely pale pink. Pink isn’t really my color but I’m beginning to accept it in my garden.

So, this weekend was not quite as productive as I’d hoped but I still achieved stuff! Friday evening was a delightful bbq, bunny and chat fest at casa di Ian and Annys. I had 3 cups of coffee that day so I got my second wind around 11 pm and ended up chatting with Annys until all hours while the boys played with and talked about their swords. A fun evening with a high concentration of laughing and giggling!

Yesterday I braved the Joann Fabrics. I now have fabric to make a mock up of a viking dress. I also have some yarn to beta test a headband pattern with. Linens & Things on Rte 1 in Springfield is closing so I also stopped there for a few things… Really I went in to find a fan (which I purchased!) and ended up with a drawer organizer and espresso pot. Oops. I haven’t made proper espresso in ages. Watch out world!

Today I woke up with a super-duper annoying headache which pretty much killed the first 4 hours of the day. The new raised bed containers for the garden are all ready for dirt though – so I did get something done. I also ran to Home Depot to get dirt. Dirt is remarkably heavy. I ended up only getting enough dirt for 1 container as I wasn’t sure I could fit more in the little Subaru. Turns out I could have quite easily, but oh well, I was pretty sure my muscles weren’t up for it anyway. (Side note: the Subaru is a really smooth ride with 10 cubic feet of soil in the hatch.) I got it all out of my car but not out back. Tomorrow I’ll start filling the first container, hopefully get to the point of planting and maybe even make another Home Depot run.

Best part of all this weekend? It was really relaxing. I was, at no point, feeling rushed or pressed that I had to get anything done “or else.” Yes, I need to get those containers filled so I can plant the rather enthusiastic hot pepper plants and such, but I’m not stressing about it as much as I have been known to do. Relaxation is such a novel thing and yet it really shouldn’t be! Maybe I just need more practice.

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