Lock-down Day 255

I stayed in bed watching Rosemary & Thyme - just didn't feel like getting out of bed. Well, I still have laundry to do, dishes to wash, bread to bake, etc. etc. Not much rest for the wicked, eh?

Well, bugger all of that - I'm taking it easy today. There! Well, it's not so much that I don't feel like doing anything - I'm itching to go back into the garden, but I can't! Two reasons: 1) too much to do inside first and 2) both hands are buggered. I've got a paper cut (from grass) on my left hand and the sliced index finger on the right hand.

Just after one, and I haven't really done much. Swept the house, washed the dishes, washed a second load of laundry ... set it to wash & dry, because it's overcast.

Poor Ziva couldn't understand why I wouldn't share my dinner with her yesterday. "Sweetie, yes, I still love you as much as ever, but it's pizza with extra garlic! Garlic is poison to you!" She couldn't understand, of course, and even gently put her paw on the box to remind me that she's right there, waiting for her share!

I've taken the trouble to bake some muffins as well today. My neighbour mentioned he got a letter telling him there will be now power on Tuesday. I also decided to experiment with bread again - made a larger loaf, and added pizza toppings to the dough. Including tenderised steak, which I cut into small bits. I figured the yeast wouldn't like the frozen vegetables, so I placed it in warm water for a while, then added it to the dough. Hopefully it won't turn into a brick! Being lazy, I decided to let it bake in the machine.

I still have to wash dishes again, though ... sigh!

Five o'clock and the bread is baked and the dishes washed. The muffins are a little dry and burnt, but not badly - still delicious. I'll find out how the bread turned out, when it has cooled down so I can slice it.

Mini keeps placing dead lizzards and gecko's in the center of my bed. I think she's starting a collection?

I've been looking at the dates, as we're supposed to shut down 23rd December and re-open 4th January. That's only about a week and a half! No way! My mind needs at least two weeks away from work - so, tomorrow, I'll put in leave for a full two weeks! It's bad enough that I have another two weeks of work ahead BEFORE the holiday! At least there is one public holiday week after next.

Well, it's just after six and Mewthos insisted he wants his dinner. NOW. Only Ziva was out, but came when I called ... from outside the garden! Naughty girl! The ... well, he's not a stray, is he? He was left behind. Anyway, he's got a second bowl of food as well - the first one was already empty. So, everyone is fed - myself included - and even though it's really early, I have zero energy ... so I'll try for an early night.