Haircut

Finally bit the bullet and went to get a haircut. Not loving it, but not hating it either. I always get bad hairstylists, I'm not sure what it is. Got some layers, the back looks pretty decent, unfortunately hair's shorter than I wanted. Just the front needs more work. But more importantly, she actually listened and didn't give me bangs, I can tuck the hair behind my ears. I can't stand hair over my face.

The Vietnamese-run place around the corner from the Lucky's downtown.

Book - Cat With Emerald Eye

Put it off long enough - must read for next wk's book club. It's annoying, but I can't quite put my finger on the "why" yet. Started today, half-way thru it. Happily put it down to work on tedious projects. That's how good this book is.

Frustrating day in general. Several more hrs working on materials for the closet project. Annoying not to have the right sizes when it's not custom. Like: 4ft long for 12" deep, but not for 16" deep. Grrrrr. Remembered should go to Ikea & Lowe's to check out what they've got.

Spent another hour on the camera project. Can't decide on a 4 or 8 channel system, and if 180 ft IR is overkill.

On the plus side, got a whole 4 Sp episodes in. 1 more Fr & Sp episode left, and done! On track to completing the whole series again this mth. Yay!!

Unbelievably Adorable

This is about as exposed-tummy as Queen Kayla's gonna get sleeping. I think I've only ever seen her roll on her back twice ever.












And one of our all-time favorite baby pics.

Catts Sunning Outside

Another beautiful day. Some of my catts enjoying the sunshine. Rolled up the shade covers to take the pic, and the min/max therm is on the right side. Gave them all a quick misting - low humidity.

From Everything Else Orchids

New Book Club

Wow, the first meeting of this book club was well attended, and even a couple women my age there. Just a general discussion and intros; the first book is Dorian Gray, the least tedious of the choices given. We’ll see how it goes.

Beautiful day today. Wheeled the catts out for some sun. Soon it'll have to be the fluorescents & Wonderlites. Love that nip in the air, not too cold. Nights just perfect for burrowing snugly under the covers. Bought an electric blanket to put on the kitty ledge, big hit, so I'll get a couple more. I (& more importantly the kitties) like the terry cloth of this one, not that hideous acrylic with the static. Now the heated kitty beds are getting a lot of use too. Why is it that even with 5 beds, they all fight over the same one?

Finished 1 lesson each Fr & Sp.

Mood: still down, but trying hard.

Back to HD to check on a few closet items, gouged out my hand on a stupid shelf rail. Didn't get anything yet, but did buy this pretty phal, tiny flowers, very cute.

From Blooming Orchids!

Closet Planning, Etc.

After a shitty market day, nothing better than a propeller-purring orange furrball curled in your lap, using your hand for a pillow as you slog through the next tedious task of designing organizers for 4 closets. Mozart’s decided I really only need one hand on the computer. Have to stop myself chuckling when he snores and sighs away. The only one with funnier sleeping sounds is Pixie, with a repertoire of loud grunts, snorts and looong drawn out sighs.

2 hrs later: finally made closet designs I’m happy with, and easy enough to get from Home Depot. Now just Hubby’s closet left to go. God, I am SO looking forward to having all my stuff neat and organized! No more digging through precariously teetering piles of clothing. Of course, now I have to sort crap that’s probably really out of date. And I’ve already seen stuff that I wondered, “What the hell was I thinking when I bought *this*?!”

Only did 1 lesson each of French and Spanish, but still good. *Love* French in Action and Destinos. Saw them years ago on KCSM (they’re always on), and watched a few occasionally. Then, in January, caught the first episodes, and thought, why not? It’s entirely different starting from the beginning than the middle, and once I got the method, I was hooked. It’s elementary, and they’re speaking really slowly, but it’s perfect for practicing accents. Hilarious: I could read books and write book reports, but butchered it speaking! I love Professeur Capretz, and "Raquel"'s good. My accent’s improved a lot. Typed up complete transcripts while watching, and have been faithfully doing the lessons every day. Really proud of myself.

Second spray on the cyms and catts in the war on scale. Dunno if it's working. Some cym spikes coming up, very cool.

Well, back again after feeding the kitties. Had the usual Circle of Death around me, complete with a threat from Mozart that I wasn’t providing dinner fast enough. He licks my bare skin, then nips it. We joke that if we died and the kitties were hungry, they’d eat us. But it’s true, and they’d eat me first. Nature - there you have it. LMAO.

Our Little Furrkids

Mozart

















Ginza













Kayla












Pixie

Excellent Weekend

Had the greatest time with Hubby this weekend. He's the funniest guy ever. But we were out a lot, and kitties were unhappy campers - not enough lap time. Posted all the food stuff on the dining blog.

Gardening: Sooooo happy for the unseasonal sunny and dry month we've been having so far. Getting so much done, especially since I just recently re-ignited my gardening bug. Not a minute too soon. Poor orchids. They've been such troopers, and all the cyms and catts are having a heck of a battle with some frigging scale. Screw any natural remedies, we're going wholesale annihilation. First spray just last week, we'll see how it goes. The phals are ok, and my paph delenatii seems to have stabilized. My paph Pinocchio is doing very well despite the neglect. Maybe it'll even think about blooming. It has the most gorgeous flower, and I'm not even a paph fan.

Digging thru old pics was re-inspiring. Beautiful roses, flowers, and this Blc Morning Glory x Sunset and cym:

From Blooming Orchids!

From Blooming Orchids!

That's it for now.