Lock-down Day 134

Lovely surprise this morning: At mentioned that Monday was a public holiday! I had completely lost track and forgotten about that! Awesome!

So I started thinking about what I'd like to do with my extra day ... and then I'm scheduling when to do the 3 loads of laundry I need to do - without getting shouted at by my landlord again! This is ridiculous, isn't it?

Well, I have 2 scheduling challenges: 1 - not get shouted at and 2 - free the drying stand for tobacco leaves! Well, I've decided to do the 60 degree load this afternoon. It can hang on both overnight. Then, tomorrow morning, I'll do the 90 degree load of bedding and towels. I'll leave the mippie duvet for Sunday - if they go to church, I'll put it in the machine, if they don't ... I'll see. Sucks, doesn't it?

Anyway, next, I want to bake a couple of batches of cookies! So that, in future, baking one batch per weekend is enough so that I never run out - even when I get a munch-attack and dig deeply into my cookie jar one week! I don't think there is such a thing as too many chocolate cookies, ha ha ha!

Next, I also want to process as much tobacco as I can. Okay, so I haven't even got the first idea of any flavouring yet - but I've finally got the strength right for me, and how finely I need it cut. I can always add flavouring to the cut tobacco. Although, I've been thinking, I quite like it as it is.

And then, I finally want to start my sour dough! The first attempt died ... I believe because it was still too cold outside at the time. Now it's warmed up quite a lot - compared to then. I'm willing to give it a try.

I've also been thinking about cat furniture again. With last night's episode with Mewthos, I think I should try to find the time to build a tunnel for them. I'm thinking of a simply box, reinforced and with carpet tiles stuck inside, so they can claw themselves along on their back - something Ziva, in particular, enjoys doing. And maybe even find the time to re-rope their scratching post, as the ropes are so frayed by now, there are gaps along the way!

Oh, and my Takealot delivery arrived today! Yeeehaaa! That one includes the DVDs of Bonanza! Remember that old TV Western? Ha Ha, I remember watching that in Neulautern, with Oma Anna! We kids used to sing the theme song at the top of our lungs - no words just Boom Boom A Loong, Boom-a-loong Bonaaanza! It was really cheap and I got it purely for the nostalgia! And, what I don't think I've mentioned before is that I've actually been on the Ponderosa Ranch! Yup! That was in 1986, my aunt took us there, when we were visiting her! I've still got some souvenirs, too! They showed us where the cameras would be to film from each angle, and how the 'walls' would be rolled back into place if the angle changed.

Funny how things come back to mind, eh?

Nice! My boss gave us each a hamburger for lunch, today! Personally, I'm not a great fan, but this one was actually quite nice!

Back at home, before I let the mippies out, I first grabbed Mewthos and gave him a cuddle! Just wanted to make sure we're on good terms - don't want him staying out late. No real worries, because cats don't hold grudges! I learned from At that Mewthos being so difficult last night was probably due to his cripple leg hurting - At told me his hip was hurting, too. And it is overcast today ... 

I washed the dishes, while Mini brought in another 2 pigeons ... sigh! Remember I mentioned my landlord had spread fertilizer over the whole garden behind my car? Well, that attracts birds ... which attract Mini ... and I end up with feathers all over my bathroom!

I also had a lot of mippies coming and going the whole time - like none were keen to really go far away! I washed the first load of laundry, it's hanging in the lounge now. I changed the bedding and put the next load - including dish and bathroom towels - in the washing machine, to be washed tomorrow morning.

Oh, and the self-scratcher loop was in my Takealot delivery, too. I put it up and called mippies to come look! Mewthos & Janey investigated, but haven't figured out the scratching part, yet. Mini, of course, starts by putting her claws in, and settled down under the loop! They'll figure it out in time, I'm sure!

Then I thought about what I should do next ... I had a smoke, three mips were already eagerly awaiting their evening treat, so I called Ziva then went inside and gave the three their munchies. Ziva came soon enough - it wasn't actually time, yet, but hey - they're all in and they are ALL QUIET! Can you believe it? After all that mewling and carrying on last night, tonight Mewthos is quietly settled on the bed, dozing!

I was thinking of making some tubes while I watch Bonanza ... well, I'm going to retire to my bed and do whatever I feel like. Cuddle mippies, make tubes, whatever! Tomorrow's plan is to bake lots and lots of cookies!