I bungled it last night. Load shedding wasn't from six to eight, but from eight to ten. No wonder with all these schedules and changes ... can't keep it straight in my head, and I can't check the schedule all the time.
It gave me a chance to take another shower before going to bed, though. But the two hours without the ceiling fan? Awful! Really, in this heat? It's not merely unpleasant of uncomfortable, it's really awful.
I got to touch the black and white kitten last night! I put a bowl of Whiskas in front of me. Smeagol gobbled most of it, but the kitten got some. It approached with trepidation, but once it started gobbling, I was furniture ... which could reach out and touch its head. Mommy won't eat when the bowl is within my reach, though. She's very wary!
The grey mommy kept her two babies in my tenant's tomato patch - near the wall in the jungle section. She is even more wary than the long-hair black and white mommy. She had her kittens with her - two of them. They are so young, their eyes still can't focus. So, after mommy left, I could get quite close to put down a bowl. They're hiding in the bush just outside my garden, in the far corner, near the gate.
I also looked through the bread recipe book and I've decided to try a Russian Potato Bread! And I told my tenant that the cake I'll be baking will be chocolate chip muffins. Sorry, I'm not much of a baker, I'll stick to what I know, for now. He's happy.
Right, just past nine, washing is on the line, Janey is hogging my lap, gem squash and potatoes are steamed ... I haven't done the dishes, yet. I took my time picking out the viable seeds from the three gem squash I harvested from my own garden!
Twenty to ten, rump is in the freezer, potatoes and gem squash are finished ...
Well, I did part of the dishes, enjoyed two of my gem squash - REALLY enjoyed! They are surprisingly tasty! None of my other home grown vegetables were so noticeably tastier than store bought!
And then I took a nap ... woke up around half past load shedding, erm, twelve. Funny thing, I'm not motivated to do much of anything now. My stomach feels somewhat knotted, meaning not exactly painful, but highly uncomfortable. And it is unpleasantly hot. And humid - though there is not much chance of rain ...
Well, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and started mashing potatoes. I tried three different methods: the blender - which needs a lot of liquid, so it ends up more like a potato shake; the grinder - which overheated a bit too quickly, I don't yet know whether it'll be fine once it cools down; and the old fashioned hand masher. I don't like either. Using the Rösti maker is very tedious and slow - but I think that worked best.
And then I cleaned the kitchen ... there was quite a bit to clean, now.
The tiny kittens are currently in the little shed my tenant built. I placed a bowl of Whiskas for them - they are very wary of me - and a few minutes later it was polished clean, so I put another pouch of Royal Canin down for them.
Well, twenty past five. Today load shedding IS at six. Just to make sure, I checked: I did get the notification. So ... I'm going to publish ... spot y'all tomorrow!
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