A bit of this-and-that today:
– It’s Tuesday again! Or it was Tuesday; I guess it’s wrapping up now. Tuesday is 25% off day at the thrift store, which makes it my one day of browsing-type shopping each week. Today I found a jewelry cabinet which will be much less gross and dusty and much more white when I’ve finished with it. It was two dollars and fit in my bike basket, so I obviously had to have it.
– I’m getting my cholesterol checked tomorrow. (I find it very unfair that I inherited high cholesterol, because by all rights, I should have super-star levels with the lifestyle I lead.) I scheduled a very early appointment, since you’re not allowed to eat beforehand, but I didn’t realize until this evening that that meant I had to STOP eating that much earlier too.
– Looking at pictures of scones won’t make you any less hungry. Nope.
–This evening, I was sitting on the edge of the bathtub, which had a few inches of water in it (I was trying to do something about my Summer Feet). Beany was verrrry interested. You can imagine what happened: she eventually decided to check it out, realized she was standing in water, slipped and splashed around, and then managed to jump out and dashed around the house. There was a lot of glaring at me, even while I wiped up the water SHE had tracked everywhere. I swear I had no part in it. But I may have laughed.
– A couple of cucumbers have survived to grow larger:
– I’ve spotted the first female blossoms on my cantaloupe plant; it’s really loving its super-sunny, side-of-the-house location (as is the Striped Cavern tomato — will have to plant more edibles there next year). I won’t count my melons before they ripen, but the thought of having homegrown cantaloupe makes my heart speed up.
– I didn’t come up with this on my own, but my top-top tip to you: put a rubber (washing up) glove on your hand and use it to wipe cat hair off your furniture. You will spit on those lint rollers afterwards. My furniture hasn’t had this little cat hair on it since I brought it home!
I heartily second your comment on cleaning off pet hair with a dishwashing glove, it works really well (I have a sweet friendly Akita with lots of fur!) And I really enjoy your writing, I want to go back and read your older posts.
Inherited cholesterol levels are such a pain in the patootie. I gave up egg yolks and cheese and regular servings of meat, yet taking a cholesterol-lowering drug was still necessary. Blurgh.
On a happier note, your rubber glove/cat hair removal tip has made my day. I adore my kitties and dogs, but until I can afford leather (or fake leather, unless it’s petroleum based — what’s a green girl to do?) furniture, pet fur makes up at least a third of the fiber on my upholstery.