Absolutely awful night! I woke up soaking wet, with mosquitoes buzzing me insane! Checked the time, to see how long until power comes back - it was just twenty past midnight! Load shedding had only just started ... I tried going back to sleep, not a chance! I tried hiding under the duvet from the mosquitoes - it's much, much too hot to endure that! And the blood suckers come buzzing right by my exposed head, taking chances, settling on my face!
Eventually I got up, went to the lounge, got my desk air conditioner and my buzz bat. I set up the air con on the night stand next to my bed, pulled that right next to me, and settled down right next to it! LOVELY! I tried swatting at some mosquitoes, but the air blowing out of the air con kept them nicely away from me!
Only ... now, Mini decided that, since I'm awake, she can demand cuddles! Sigh ... yeah, she's still a bit 'difficult', but calming down nicely. Can't refuse her, she'll feel rejected.
Eventually I went to sleep, though! Only shortly before two, though - so I was awake, when the power came on again, and could turn the air con off. The power bank doesn't last forever ...
And another problem: Mini likes to lift the lid, and help herself to the water in it! Ha Ha!
I slept well enough the rest of the night - and woke up when the alarm went off. Again: No power! Why? Sigh ... get up, connect the WiFi, wait for signal ... seems the power went off just before five ... I went to the bathroom, while there, the power came on! Just over an hour without power, this time! Phew!
Brewed myself a pot of coffee, fed the ferals, sat down ... I tried to get internet on the PC, so I could write ... not a chance! Eventually, I gave up! Might as well wait till after load shedding ...
Tenant showed up to fix my toilet. Finally! I haven't been able to keep the cistern filling for a week and a half, now! Just opening the tap whenever I'm sitting ...
I decided to build my seed store. I started out, planning an elaborate, strong structure ... and ended up just stacking boxes, with only a single layer of sturdier cardboard between. Then I started sorting the seeds in the tray on my desk, making an index card for each one. I'm going to need more index cards - lots more!
I'm also going to need extra boxes for some letters - my P's are already full, with all the varieties of Pepper, Bell, that I've been harvesting!
I went outside, and noticed all the ferals gathering ... food bowls are empty! Again! Sheez, this is going to become expensive! Then I noticed the black and white baby seems to have something wrapped around her leg! I tried to lure her close with some chicken hearts, but Mewthos decided this smells interesting - her mommy did not approve, and hissed at Mewthos, and they all ran away ...
I should start baking bread ... not sure why I'm delaying so badly, I'm just going to bake a loaf in the machine, so I just have to drop everything into the pan! It's about choice ... I was busy with my seeds, now I have to change and do a 'must', while I have power. I also thought I'd make a plan to wash towels, but frankly, I'm not in the mood ... I have to process all the tomatoes today! Sigh ...
Two o'clock and I finished the tomatoes! Threw a lot of them away, I'm afraid. Almost the entire bottom layer.
Aaand another change in the load shedding schedule! At half past two, it's announced that from four, we'll be at Stage 4, not Stage 3. Until Monday at four, when we go to Stage 5. At five on Tuesday, back to Stage 4 ... which pattern will continue ... you guessed it: Until further notice!
There goes my Sunday afternoon! At Stage 4, we're off from four to six! It's just past three, so I have to rush filling the tomato paste into bottles ... it's still a tad hot, though. Shite! This really feckin' sucks! I'll be washing dishes late tonight!
Right, washed everything except the bread pan. And the pressure cooker - but I only made some potatoes in that. I rush-filled the paste into bottles - some of it ended up in the sink ...
Well, ten to four ... better publish. At Stage 4, I can't be sure to have internet ...
Update: Power never came on after load shedding. Well, it came on for less than a minute ... I took a bath is ankle deep water, then went to bed. Power came one around half past nine, I'm told - thanks to my mini air con, I managed to get to sleep, and I caught the one mosquito that was feasting on me. I woke around three and found the power was on ...
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