Smiling

The mumster rushed out after work, and got herself a few more little presents.  Christmas shopping is almost complete.  The home phone she ordered off the internets arrived and is all plugged in.  Still the home phone isn't working.  It appears to be the phone line that isn't working - grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.  So now mum has to get the technician to come out.  They also warn you that if it is something that you have done - they charge you $140.  Oh well - mum doesn't have to eat during Christmas.  All the signs point it towards being a problem with the phone line somewhere.

It did make her feel better that there was a sale on and she got a couple of tops for half price - our shops seldom have such sales, so mum was pleased to get a couple of things.  A couple of new bras too, and so she can throw out the one that only does up with one working hook.  Mum is frightened that it will ping open at an awkward moment, leaving her unsupported.  So that one will get binned tonight.

Then a couple of library books were picked up, so mum has some summer reading for her days off.  That made her smile.

Hope you are all smiling too!!

Wordless Wednesday - Handstand

Tongue Tuesday

It always makes the mumster smile when she gets some pictures of my little pink tongue.   I love to get clean in the garden, a bit of sunshine and fresh air helps gets everything clean and tidy.  We're having a cruisy Tuesday, the mumster had some leftovers for dinner and I had some fancy feast.  The breeze is nice and gentle this evening, so the doors are open and we are doing a few chores between relaxing.

Shopping

Do you like my new apartment?  More of a studio I think - just room for one with a bit of indoor/outdoor flow.

Mum went and got some of her Christmas shopping done yesterday.  She was glad to be able to support some local artists and shop owners over the festive season.  She did get a bit frustrated as she had to buy a new home phone.  We have been having problems with our phone, and even though mum had bought a replacement two months ago, that doesn't seem to be working, and mum can't find the receipt.  So you think buying a new phone would be easy.  The shops mum went to all seemed to have some on display but none in stock, and not too keen to order one.  It was easier for mum to come home and order it online herself, which is what she did.  Mum was surprised though, as so many retailers are complaining about  lost income, you think they would be more onto it.

The last few presents were ordered online too, so only a couple of wee gifts to buy and mum is done.  Yippee!!  Mum did just realised that she has not organised something for me.  Silly mumster, she better get me something to have under the tree real fast.

Have a great Monday everybuddy!!

Oh Noes

Oh Noes, we ran out of time for a Caturday post.  Oh please forgive us!!!  So we will give you this lovely photo to make up for our absence.   It was a busy old Caturday.  Mum went out for lunch with a mate, and did a bit of window shopping.  Then she rushed off to work to work an afternoon shift, then she was on call til 8am this morning, and was there til about 3am.  So a bit of snoozing was in order this morning.  It's a bit windy in the city, but mum is going to venture out for a walk.  She has some things to buy, so she will get that done and will then buy some tasty stuff for dinner.

Hope you all enjoy your Caturday/Sunday!!!

TGIF

Holla furriends, we sure are glad it is Friday.  It was a day for chilling out and getting the feeling of starting the weekend.  It sure was sad to hear about Nelson Mandelas death today, but we are glad that he got to die peacefully with his family at home.  Such a great man.

See all those flowers on the bushes behind me, well they were looking all dedraggled after a night of wind, so mum spent the afternoon cutting them back.  Lots of rain and sunshine has made everything grow lots in the past two weeks, including all the weeds, so mum has lots of weeding to do over the weekend.  Even though it was her intention to have a quiet weekend, one of her colleagues has some family stuff to sort out, so mum is filling in with some on-call work.  It all helps to pay the bills, and mum will get some time off later in the month.

Hope you are all ready for the weekend and have got some fun things planned.

Treasure

Mum took some books back to the library after work yesterday.  She dropped them off, then headed out to get some groceries before realizing that the library was closed and mum had left her favourite bookmark in it.  Her lovely niece Belle made it for mum about ten years ago, and it has graced many a book.

The local library doesn't open til 10:30am and mum knew that she would be busy at work, so she got up very early and headed to the library.  She had made a big note and slid it into the overnight book drop slot that said something like:

Dear Lovely Librarians, yesterday afternoon I dropped some  books back yesterday and sadly left my precious bookmark inside.  I do hope you are able to find it, and I will drop by after 5pm tonight to see, and will bring sweeties.

So when mum got there tonight, the ladies were pleased to see her, and enjoyed the sweeties that mum left for them and mum was glad to get her treasure back.  It is not the expensive things that we treasure most.

What do you treasure?

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Today

What is with mum and her middle aged memory?  She was almost going to post a wordless Wednesday post on Tuesday again.  She liked this photo sooo much she thought she would use it today anyway.  Work was busy, so mum was glad to get home and meet me for an evening rendezvous.  The dining is done and mum has the mount Everest of dishes to conquer.  She is going to put some BBC Desert Island Discs on the ipod in the kitchen and roll up her sleeves.  Me - well I'm napping on her bed.

Hope you have a great Tuesday planned too.

Made it Through Monday

Mum and I made it through Monday.  Mine was spent like this, hers was spent at work.  The day was super lovely and so mum got to spend a few hours in the evening pottering in the garden.  After a wet and stormy week or two, the lawns needed mowing and there were twenty hundred leaves to be picked up.  Dinner was leftovers, and the leftover leftovers were put out for the birdies to eat on the shed roof, and some left on the grass for our hedgehog (he lives at the back of the garden under the bushes).

TV is a mixed bag tonight.  Kiwi news, then a repeat of Nurse Jackie, and new episodes (for us) of  The Big C, and Downton  Abbey will be recorded for a marathon session soon.  We live with a diet of US and UK shows, with some Australian and a few homegrown delights to keep us going.  Then mum will collapse into bed with her book, and I will plonk myself between her knees for an evening of snuggles.

Hope you have grand plans for your Monday.

Hello Summer

Hello Summer - so nice to see you.  Me and my mum are glad you are back, we sure are ready for your sunshiney goodness.  Today mum went off to a nice craft market with the besties, where she got a couple of small treats.  Then off to a show, then dinner at home and time and still a bit of evening light to pop into the garden.

It starts our week off well and who can believe only 24 days until Christmas.

This is me looking out the window on Friday night.  No doors or window are open today, as it is a bit stormy in the windy city.  Mum did have some plans to head into town but the weather has put a damper on that.   Still mum got up early this morning, had a leisurely shower and then headed off for Saturday morning chores.  Coriander, potatoes, broccoli,  pumpkin, strawberries, carrots and tomatoes at the market.  Mum didn't buy as much as she hoped for the week, as it was pretty wet and she thought the produce would go off.  A visit to the library to stock up on more reading material and she dropped in to the French bakery.  A fancy almond croissant for Sunday breakfast and a loaf for some soup mum is making for Sunday supper.

Mum then came home to watch a bit of Project Runway.   Some of those home made burgers for lunch, while the dishes soak and the washing is done.  Then mum is going to get stuck into the rest of the housework.  She wants it all done by 3pm then she can sit with me and read her book or watch some tv.

She's not going out tonight either - it's a night in for the ladies of Chez Q.  On the menu will be pork chops with mustard potatoes and broccoli for dinner for mum, and a fancy feast for me.  Sunday has lots of plans, so mum is happy to have a home day.  Enjoy your Caturday!!

PS The storm was over by about 4pm, and it is calm although a touch cool.  So I have popped outside for to do my sniffing around the property and mum has the door open while the dinner cooks and the washing dries.  We know we shouldn't moan about our piddly storm as so many of our friends have lots of snow at the moment in the Northern hemisphere.  Roll on the first day of our summer season tomorrow!!

Poppy on Poppies

Today mum found me resting on my amazing Poppy quilt that the lovely ladies Leanne and Abbey at Cottage Tails made me.  It is very comfy and cosy to snuggle on and a good place to nap.  Mum rushed home after a busy old day at work.  She was going to have her usual Friday night treat of a burger and fries with a vanilla milkshake, instead she got some salad and meat and buns and made her own burger, which was full of nice fresh crunchy lettuce and beetroot.  Then the washing machine has been buzzing away, a few leaves were picked up, but as it was a windy old evening, there will only be more in the morning.

Mum is excited for the weekend as she has some fun things planned.  She has worked the past two weekends, so she appreciates the time she gets off.  We hope you all have fun plans too.

Decorate

It is getting close to being the season of pulling out the decorations  ready for Christmas.  Mum bought these little string of lights last week, and loves how they sparkle on the mantelpiece.  She doesn't need any more, as we have plenty of other little bits and pieces from years gone by.  Mum likes her decorations on the simple side, and her and her friends chuckle each year as they search for the ugliest decorations they can find.  This year they found a garish monkey on a unicycle, but nothing beats the neon blowfish from ten years ago.  The girls wonder who bought them, and if they still hang them up on their tree.  Mum doesn't have much storage or room for a big tree, so she usually just have a miniature tree and lots of sparkly lights.

Wordless Wednesday

Rain

 Still raining outside?  I think I'll stay inside where it is dry and warm.

There's the door - you better head out to work while I catch up on my sleeps.

Mum says she wishes she was a cat.  Anyways she is home and ready for her evening.  A cold wet evening means she gets a night off from pulling weeds in the garden.  She has some salmon with lemon in the oven, and spicy mustard potatoes with some broccoli cooking for her dinner.  I have had my feast and made it back to the bed for more snoozing.

Plans for Monday

It is Monday evening here, and I am taking it real easy.  The fine weather is having a break while we get some days of rain which is good for the garden.  Mum was just out in the garden feeding the resident hedgehog - she gave him some leftover strawberries, cucumber and some cat biscuits.  We hadn't heard him in a while and wasn't sure if he still lived at Chez Q, but tonight mum saw him shuffling around in the shrubs.

So keep warm and cosy wherever you are and snuggle up get some more zzzzzzs.  Remember 22 hours a day rest is what makes a happy cat.

Grass

I love me some grass, and it is even better when your staff pick it for you, so that you don't even have to bend over to chew on some.

Hope your Sunday is good.  Mum had to go into work twice last night and got about  3 hours sleep.  She has already been in once tonight, and hopefully will get a bit more time snoozing.

Enjoy and put your feet up.

Cruisy Caturday

We had a cruisy Caturday - cruisy means taking it easy, which I am very good at.  The mumster woke up earliesh and read her book and relaxed before taking off to the market.  Lots of fresh fruit and veg ready for the week ahead.  The weather was fantastic a real practice day of summer.  Mum then thought after a cuddle with me outside, that she would go for a walk and do a bit of window shopping.

Dinner had to wait til the evening had cooled down.  Fresh broccoli with lemon, potatoes with mustard and a sirloin steak, then fresh spring strawberries.  Me I am going to have a feast, although it is after 8pm and I haven't told mum that I am ready for dinner yet.

Chores were done around the house, and mum says she loves these days when the doors to the house are open all day and light breeze blows through.  Where we live is relatively safe, so mum can have the doors on the deck open til she heads to bed about 11pm.  She is on call tonight, so hopefully will get a bit of sleep tonight.

Enjoy your Caturday everybuddy - do something fun.

Fabulous Friday

I sent the mumster out to work today, she said it was a good day, nice people but busy busy.  She went for a walk after work to enjoy the fresh air.  I got lots of fresh air today too, and am enjoying being out in the garden as the weather gets nicer.  We are ready or the weekend with plans for an earliesh Friday night and a little old lie in if we can.  A big old burger for the mum for dinner and a fancy feast for me, loads of washing and a few other chores to do. Woop woop it sure is crazy here at Chez Q.