Lock-down Day 579

I woke up around half three and couldn't get back to sleep. So I got up and made myself coffee. And sat down for a serious think. About work.

Mippies, of course, loved that I was up and about so early! Although, poor Mewthos, first got his tail trodden on, and then he got my foot in the head! No, not kicked, I had my feet up on the Ottoman, and when I moved them, he had settled between the Ottoman and my chair! No weight, no kick in the head!

Of course, he tried to wheedle early breakfast out of me ... by around half four I gave in and gave them their breakfast treat! They also got their morning milk, ha ha, several times!

As I was leaving for work, I gave Mewthos a goodbye pet, and he just got carried away! He was sitting in a bowl at the time, and just lay down, curling up inside. So I took his tail and waved it in front of his nose - a game Mynx always loved! Mewthos loved it! At the same time, Mini was on the nightstand, putting a paw on my back, mipping ... so I inched closer and she accepted the invitation to get on my back! Must have been a funny sight, one cat catching his tail at my feet and a black cat on my back!

I had planned on going to DisChem this morning ... that's not going to happen, now. It's too late now ... I'll have to try and get away tomorrow.

In the news, I see even more load shedding! First it was only Saturday & Sunday night. Then extended to Monday night from 9pm to Tuesday morning 5am and again, same hours, Tuesday night. Then, without warning, they started load shedding earlier last night (fortunately, we were not affected)! Imagine coming home from work, expecting to have power to cook dinner, have a bath and poof! Yeah, that's what it's like!

Anyway, now they are implementing Stage 2 from 9 am this morning until 5 am on Saturday! Which means, if I remember correctly, that I won't have power when I get home! I think we're off from 16:00 - 18:30. Nice, eh? Just confirmed, my memory was correct.

Early afternoon, and the early morning is starting to catch up with me ... 

I had a chat with At at lunch time. I finally cleared up something, that had been pissing me off for quite a while. Basically, it was just a matter of connecting the dots for him, ha ha!

Also, remember how run down I've been feeling? How I really wish I had some time off? Well, I'm considering joining the short-week club. Working only 4 days a week, instead of 5. It'll mean a cut in pay, of course ... I need to think it through first.

Back at home, without power I went into the garden. Well, actually, I'd have done that, even if I had power! No need to water, we had another 5.5 mm rain. So, I started weeding the succulent bed - the weeds are no longer just a carpet of green, they're gaining height, too!

To my delight, I discovered that the green frondy stuff next to the spiky stuff are indeed Iris! They're in flower! Two, quite extraordinary flowers: white with a touch of purple in the center! I'll try to take a photo tomorrow night! And another one of Rose's succulents also seems to be trying to flower! I don't remember ever having seen that type produce flowers! I thought they just turn red in winter and that's what they do instead of flowering!

Back inside, I found a lizard tail in my bed! Just the tail. I checked - shook out the duvet and the pillows ... just the tail.

I ate, bathed, now I'm trying to write, but Ziva demands cuddles ... better open her cuddle cave! I'm watching Morocco - an old black and white movie with Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich!