Wordless Wednesday

 

Wake Up

Wake up mum  - it's 1.30pm and you still asleep.   I'm not sure what nightshift means, but you been in bed too long.   As soon as mum got up, i went back to bed for my 6 hour nap.

Chilled

 Us girls just relaxed again today.  Mum is heading into nightshifts again and felt a bit blah today.  I gave her 4 snuggles which made her mood improve. 

Quiet

 Mum and I had the quietist of days.  She did a few chores and I relaxed.   There was some sunshine peeking through, but it was a mostly cloudy day here.  Mum loved sleeping in and reading her book  - preparing for winter.

April

 Mum was on her way home when this little apricot neighbor came over and wanted some loving from my mum.  She rolled around and begged for lots of pats from my mum, and mum saw her cute little nameband that said she was called April.  Mum reassured her, and told her that her mum and dad would be home soon.

Evening

 Mum's at work again this evening and it might be a late one.  She's helping out her colleagues on a busy shift.   I'll wait for her.  

Wordless Wednesday

 

Reflections

When mum went to the cinema the other day the building opposite had all these mannequins in the window.  She thinks it is part of the design school here.  

Tonight is super busy for mum.  It may not even be a midnight feast for me, it might go on even later than that.  I've got a big bowl of biscuits and fresh water so I won't starve, but I'll be ready as soon as she gets in the door.

Swaps

 Mum got up at 6am and was at work by 8, only to find out a colleague was sick, so she volunteered to go home and come back to work.  9am was a good time to get shopping,  as all the workers were stocking up.  So i was surprised to see her back home and had to give uo my spot so that she could have a nap.  

Then she took herself back to work at 3pm  for the evening  and her planned week of day shifts has now turned to evening shifts.  Oh well more sleep ins for us girls.  

Culture 2

After going out yesterday,  mum continued her weekend of culture and took herself out to a midday movie.   Death on the Nile was her movie of choice, which she feels after watching was a bit of a dud, being more style over substance.  She liked the mix of actors, but there was no real magic in the movie and in places felt it was a little cgi heavy.  Also the characters were moaning about the heat while wearing 3 piece suits or heavy dresses without looking sweaty.  She would give it a 3/5.

Mum then went for a wander and bought some new wash cloths, and bread.  She felt very elderly ordering her dinner at 4pm, but she did not want to go out again once home.   Iwas glad to have her home and got my dinner just after 4pm too.  
 

Culture

 After a bit of a jaggered week, mum had to turn off the news, switch off the internet  and take herself out.  Her bestie joined her at the museum to look at New Zealand painter Rita Angus exhibition.   There were some lovely paintings, that even though they are 60+ years old would still look nice up on the wall.

The girls had lunch, then mum had a wander and ventured into shops for a couple of little treats.   There had been protesters causing chaos in the city for a couple of weeks, and mum had avoided going into town.  Now she wants to support local businesses that have had a tough time lately. 

She got home by mid afternoon to join me in enjoying the warm sunshine.  We relaxed, ate and napped together.   Lovely. 

Friday

 Mum laughs when she remembers how she would rush go go out every Friday night, uf she wasn't working.    Now she is happy to spend the night with me, an easy dinner, doing the dishes and watching some shows.  Me - well i love having her home with me.

Sleepy

 I like to sit beside mum while she is reading at night, to remind her to turn off the light and go to bed.  Then i can climb between the quilts and meow at mum, then climb out and eat biscuits.   Then i can go to sleep.

Progress

 

Dinner

 Mum enjoyed her dinner.  She made corn fritters and hade some coleslaw with them.  I ate most of my feast too, which made her even happier.

Day Off

 Mum managed a sleep in this morning - me too.  Washing was done and she thought she should head out.  She lugged a big bag of library books to the bus stop, only to find she had picked up her work id and swipe cards instead of her bus pass, library card and cash card.  So she had to treck back home to retrieve her cards.  Although she was tempted to sit back down on the couch, the afternoon was warm and sunny, so she headed back out.

Mum returned books, and got some more groceries.  She got home in time to sit in the sun and read her book.  Then she turned up some music and cooked some Thai green curry chicken and rice for dinner.  A drink was needed to watch the news tonight too and now as the evening cools she is watching the first episode of Yellowstone, which has just started on free TV here.  

Me well I've moved away from the spare roim, and back into the mum bedroim reclaiming my heated bed.

Evening

Mums shift finished tonight after 11pm, so we are both having late suppers.  Mum was pleased to see that I ate a lot of my supper tonight.  That made my mum super happy.  She is going to fill her tummy up too with some meatloaf and mash.
 

Passionfruit

The first passionfruit is turning dusky purple, signaling it will be ready to eat soon.  Mum reckons there will be about 30 of them although half are quite small this year.  
 

Late Again

 Mums on the late shift again.  I'll wait for her.

Photo

 

 Mum got sent this photo.  Her family were off at the showgrounds for the annual show.   Mum thinks she must have been 2.  She loves how everyone is wearing their best outfits.   Now it eould be jeans and sweatshirts.   

Wordless Wednesday

 

Sunshine

 The sun is moving now, sending us signs that the seasons are changing which is sad for us and good for our northern friends.   Its getting cooler at night but the days are mostly lovely and we are enjoying them while we can.

Lazy Day

 Mum kept me company all day.  We enjoyed sleeping in and napping.   Lovely.

Last

 It's mums ladt evening shift tonight then 2 lovely days off.  She is looking forward to spending her evenings with me.

Napping

 I was napping when mum told me she had to gi back to wirk this afternoon.   I wasn't thrilled.

Late

 Mums working late again.  I'll be outside checking out the hose and rubbish bin.

Miss Millie

Mums eyes are leaking tonight as we heard the news that our sweet friend Millie has gone to the bridge.  She was rescued by her mom Lynne in New Hampshire after an accident, and hers was the first cat blog that we read  and made us start telling you about our lives.   She was chief inspector of her mums beautiful quilts, and enjoyed the time soent out on her catio.   Like me she was 15 and recently diagnosed with renal disease.   She got to pass easy at home in her mums arms.  Sleep easy sweet Miss Millie - we will miss you beautiful girl. Gizzy and Montyq will be waiting for you. Xxxxxx

 

Wordless Wednesday - Olive

 

Evening

 Mum got home at a reasonable evening hour tonight.   Washing got done, i fancy feasted and mum made some chicken veg noodles.  She has leftovers organized for tomorrow nights dinner and has lunch made too.  She had the first hot cross buns of the year. We went for a walk around our garden and sat outside and enjoyed the last of the days sunshine.  Now for 2 episodes of The Office - shes found her favorite episode with the Dance Party.   Me I've gone to bed at 7pm.   What a night!!

Happy Valentines Day

 Happy Valentines Day to you my friends.   Mum got a sleep in wuth me this morning and headed to work at midday.  We had a chilly night last night  she had to turn the heater on and pit the woolly blanket on our bed.  I'm not mad about either.

She got groceries on her way home and got to have a chat with me before watching Call the Midwife.  Heaters are back on this evening as its a chilly 12 deg C here tonight.  We're ready with fingers and paws crossed for some sunshine tomorrow.  

We hope you got to snuggle with someone you love today and remember we love you!!!

Quiet

 Not much happening here today.  The tail end of the bad weather was lashing the city and mum stayed in bed watching tiktoks and reading.  It didn't help that I had to come in and tell her something imprtant at 05.29am and 6.12am.  Luckily it was her day off.  We hope that summer comes back.  We've had 2 weeks of stormy weather and we would like some warm not humid days and a bit of blue sky.  Thanks.

Caturday

 Mum had a bit of a worry the past couple of days, as i had been having a bit of a cough/sneeze and mum was a bit concerned.   I was still eating and drinking,  and wanted a snuggle last night, so she knew that i didn't feel too awful.  Thankfully when we woke up this morning,  the snuffles had gone.  So mum was much happier.

Its been raining steadily all day and around 9pm a little cyclone that has been heading our way seems to have arrived, with heavy rain and the wind has picking up.  Mum is thinking about the mandate protesters who have decided to camp at our parliament buildings. It sure isn't tent weather out there .  I only hope that they don't have their kids out in this weather.  We're ok here, up on a hill so no flooding and mum got lots of groceries in yesterday so she can stay in with me tomorrow. 

Colour

 Mum got bored this afternoon and pulled out her old colouring books and spent an hour or two doing some pictures.   Quite soothing she  said.   I sat and watched,  and snoozed.

Outsiding

 Mum said i had to enjoy my outsiding today, as the weather forecast is for more heavy rain fri/sat/sun.   Mum is planning a shop tomorrow and then to spend the weekend relaxing at home.   At least she won't have to worry about watering the garden.   We do wonder when the mower man will come?

Wordless Wednesday

 

Reader

 I helped my mum today.  She was trying to finish her book - Taste by Stanley Tucci.  She needed to finish it to return it to the library.  The sun was shining and she sat in my chair to read the last few chapters. 

Over

Nightshift is over - let the relaxing begin.
 

Cool

 Still wet and cool here, with our rainstorm still keeping us wet, with  rain nonstop 3 days in a row.  Its good for our parched garden, but mum has had to put the heaters on tonight.  She has one more nightshift to go and then lovely days off with no plans.  This afternoon she has been watching the Revenant, and feeling not so could. Looking at all the frozen wilderness on screen makes her grateful for the mild climate we live in, and also for a warm shower, clean clothes, a soft bed and a warm dinner.  

Rain

 A heavy rain system is hanging over our country at the moment.  Mum took these pictures last night as the clouds settled over our house and an hour before the rain started here.  The good thing was the temperatures dropped, letting her get a decent sleep after nightshift.   It also will be welcomed by our gardens whuch are parched from all the sun.   Mum is also not mad at sitting on the couch watching shows and eating snacks.  Me - I'm taking a nap.

Ready

 Mums busy working tonight.  I'll wait here for her.

Wordless Wednesday - Tik Tok Of The Week

 

Hello February

 February started gently with a layer of cloud.  Mum moved slowly today,  just pottering, doing a few chores, eating her leftover fried rice for lunc, which was better today than last night and watched some Call the Midwife.

The sun peaked through this afternoon on her walk, and she returned 3 books and picked up 5 more.  Shes storing a few in case, as Omnicrom picks up here , and she is nervous that libraries could get closed.  The supermarket wasn't too busy and she got everything she needed.  Another quiet evening at the Q house.