Slow Sunday

It has been a slow Sunday here at the house of Q.  Mum says it included;

• breakfast of bacon on toast while watching The Antiques Roadshow.
• Finally having a shower at 11am
• lunch of veg and soup while watching Grand Designs.
• Watching the clouds drift past
• A bit of tidying up was done
• Lamb, potatoes and carrots in the oven and cabbage on the stove for a Sunday night tea.
• Me - well I stayed on my heated cat bed.  It is meant to get cold tonight.

Slow Sunday

That is Mums Sunday night dinner, it was nice and tasty and even though it doesn't look to appealing she enjoyed it.  She has been reading this week that 40% of all food produced is thrown out in the rubbish, not even eaten.  She tries to be thrifty with her food buying and use most of it up, which can be hard living by herself.   Food planning and cooking for one can often be difficult she finds.  Winter is a bit easier.  Tonight she cooked up 2x carrots/1 parsnip/1 turnip and mashed with some butter, a head of broccoli and a 6x sausages.  This will be enough for 3 nights dinner Sun/Mon/Tues.  Wednesday night mum will do soup and toast, and Thursday night is her night at the hairdresser so she will just grab something on the way home.

Mum tries to make her lunch most days, some fruit and a yoghurt or a sandwich although last week she bought a few lunches at work as she was so tired after her shifts.  This week she will try and do better.

Our day was nice, a little lie in which mum enjoyed as there was a bit of a loud shouting out on the street last night.  Luckily some neighbors called the police and the noise quietened down about 2am. Mum then got up showered and dressed, made herself a bagel and got some washing on.  She then headed out into town and popped into the library and supermarket and had a wander round and enjoyed the fresh air.

So home by 4pm in time to get the washing in before the frosty evening air ruined the days drying, and fed me my feast.  A little nap, cooking her dinner, friends on the phone and the evening is then over.

Hope you had a nice old Sunday too.

Slow Sunday

Mum had a bit of a slow old Sunday today, feeling a bit better she went to meet a friend for lunch, although lunch itself was a bit of a disappointment.  She ordered the steak with potato done 3 ways and the rocket salad.  It was the priciest item on the menu and she was looking forward to something tasty.  The steak was small - about the size of a deck of cards - which we know is the size that nutritionists would recommend.  The potatoes well they were odd and mum does like a potato.  There was a round of cold mashed potatoes that seemed to be mixed with cashew nuts and herbs, they were topped by some crispy strings of fried potato (also cold) and then topped by a lukewarm foam that mum could only guess was potato as well.  All kind of odd, and although it was all ok - it just seemed a bit of poncing about and she would have preferred a bit more simplicity and hotness.

So once finished she then wandered through the city to the library to return some books.  The streets were quiet, as the roads outside the library were closed off to film Scarlet Johanssens new movie - no celebrities were seen however as the screens were pretty tall and surrounded by security.

Mum then filled up with a fresh fruit juice and took the bus home - just in time to take a nap and plan for an early night.  Middle aged ladyship is such fun.  Me - well I was outside on my deck and am taking it easy all the time.

Slow Sunday

Mum was tempted by her 8am alarm clock to get up early and head off and do some stuff.
But then she decided to just stay in bed and read her book for another hour.  Then it was time to jump up, have a shower and some breakfast and chat to me.  More washing was done too and then as the sun was shining she headed out.

She walked down to the markets and got some carrots, potatoes,broccoli,  parsley and chicken for her dinners.  She then did a bit of window shopping and decided to try a couple of things on that were on sale. She almost had to buy a top and wear it home cos she got stuck in it.  There are lots of tops out this year that are not so stretchy and with on buttons or zips, mum could not figure out how to get out of it, she almost had to get the sales assistant to peel her out of it.  Finally she got it over her head and could peel it off gently.  Phew!

Home and mum made me a feast for tea.  She stir fried some onions, pepper and chicken with satay chicken for her tea.  Carrots and broccoli on the side, some satay sauce and roti bread and she had a little picnic that she enjoyed and best of all there is enough for dinner tomorrow night.

We watched the rugby highlights on the news - never underestimate the Australian Rugby team, they are a formidable foe and our team doesn't always win against them.  It is turning into an interesting competition.

Hope you all feel refreshed after your Sunday and ready for the week ahead.

Slow Sunday

 Normally the mumster would drag herself out of bed on a Sunday and go for an enforced fresh air walk to get some exercise, and to go on a parsnip hunt at the market, but today she was laaaaazy, and stayed home and watched some shows, did some reading and perused the interwebs.

She found these most excellent cat designs at Catastrophic Creations who sell on their ETSY shop. They sure are fabulous, and apparently weight tested for girls of my build.   If we had our own place mum would definitely consider something like this for me.

Our friend Janet asked us where to find the Vikings.  Janet - we got a free trial of Lightbox for a year with our Spark account.  We have only watched one other show on the lightbox, and don't think we will bother with it next year. Like NZ Netflix we only have a few old shows on there and for the price I don't think it is worth it.  I have seen a lot of the shows they offer.  Like somebody wrote in the NZ Herald, it is like both companies had a bun fight in the video store over the boxed set and divvied it up between them.  Neither offer any recent movies, and most shows are 2-3 years old now.  We will watch this show, and then Outlander but nothing else seems that interesting.

 As you can see I helped mum with the bed making last night.  It is my job to help stretch out the sheets and iron out the creases with my head.

You can see it makes me happy - I loves it!!!

Slow Sunday

Mum was so pleased to be able to have two days over the weekend.  She did wake up at 8am, and as the clouds were shifting about she decided to head off for a walk and then go and see an early morning movie.  Two in a weekend - what a luxury.  She went and saw Testament of Youth which she thought was lovely, although sad, as most WWI movies are.  She was surprised to see another 5 people there, all with the same idea.

After more window shopping, a quick return home, reading her book, having a nap, ring the family,  watch some tele, wash some clothes, do some tidying and relax before bed again.  Me - I have snoozed slowly all day barely leaving my end of the couch.

Hope you all got plenty of relaxing done too.

Slow Sunday

Me and my mousie just hung out with mum at home today.  She opened the doors and windows to let the breeze blow in, and popped pyjamas and dressing gown on the washing line.  Mum relaxed, had a late brunch, and considered heading out, then considered staying home and then chose to stay with me - yippee.

She is in the process of sorting out her winter clothes, time to swap over and dig the boots out and put the shorts and tshirts away for a few months.  It is always good to clean out the wardrobe - I love digging around in there.

So a quiet night for us, mum made some sausages and vegetables and dished out my feast.  The evenings are getting much cooler now and we are happy to head to bed to snuggle together.  I am pretty keen now to sleep right next to mum and keep warm.

Hope you are all having a nice Sunday too.

Slow Sunday

So after sunshine yesterday, the clouds and rain returned today, which made both of us feel not the slightest bit guilty about being super lazy.  That and the fact that mum was at work til 4am.  So us girls took it easy, and mum took a slow shower at 10am and moved from the bedroom to the couch soon after.  She caught up on watching the Downton Abbey Christmas Special, is up to date on the Walking Dead and a few other shows.  She read her book and was very relaxed, which was good as the phone goes back on for on call in ten minutes time.

Hope you a had a nice slow Sunday too.

Slow Sunday

Today it was a bit gloomy here at chez Q.  Even though daylight savings started, we had a cool and cloudy day.  Mum slept in and read her book, which she did enjoy after a busy old week.  I ran out and hid in the garden for a while as the neighbours had noisy gardeners in.  Mum hid inside and between reading, and watching shows she had a long brunch with smoked salmon on a bagel. Dinner was some roasted chicken pieces with rice and some broccoli.

Hope you all had a peaceful Sunday too and took it easy at your place.