CATS

The blue cat was posing regally in our Back Forty yesterday while a bird stole a drink right above him.

And, speaking of sleeping cats, our Rent-a-Cat, Matty, came in from across the street for a snack the other day and then curled up on our couch for hours!

At one point he seemed to be turning himself nearly inside-out.

And one more cat - this one from Tupelo, Mississippi - began his path to stardom on this date in 1954 when he recorded this song at Sun Records.

Happy 5th of July, folks!

FELICITATIONS

My Black Plum Clafoutie in a black iron skillet.

Yes.

It was delicious.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

Wella, wella, wella, lookie here.

It's Friday!

And you Gentle Readers know what that means.

All right, then.

Now that's you've had your dose of humor you can begin preparing for a quietly epic weekend: tomorrow is the 4th of July!

Don't get crazy.

Stay home.

Watch the fireworks on television.

Wash your hands.

And if you do just have to go out, be a good doobie and wear a mask!

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

(oh, really???)

COVID AND COOKIES

We still haven't heard from the medicos about the results of Judy's Covid-19 test a week ago today.

BUT!

After several days of trying and hitting blank walls and being rejected, I finally was able to create a way to access her medical records.

And way down at the bottom of a lengthy list of test results was the answer.

On her Covid-19 test the result was "undetected".

In other words she does not have the infection!

Whoop-Whoop and Hooray!

I have on my schedule today to make a couple of loaves of English Muffin bread and then a Black Plum Clafoutis.

And she can really go after the Peanut Butter cookies I baked a few days ago.

Once again, to all of you who inquired and sent good vibes and prayers and concern, thank you!

Stay safe, wear a mask and wash your hands.

We're feeling pretty good around here this morning.

POT GARDENING

No, no, no, it's not that kind of pot gardening.

This is gardening IN pots.

Like on our patio.

Chives

Basil

Serrano pepper

We got one pepper from it so far.  

It was hotter than . . . . blazes!

Shishito Pepper

We've had lots of these, courtesy of a grower at our local Farmers Market.

They're not really hot at all.

Judy thinks we'll get lots of these if she can just control the aphids and leaf hoppers.

Spearmint

It likes its spot below the faucet where it collects drips.

Tomatoes

Judy had ordered cherry tomato plants like the ones we had last year and the tag says cherry tomato.

But look at the size of this first one.

Looking again at the tag reveals . .

It's a Sakura cherry tomato, which produces a fruit that measures 1-1/2 inches across.

This one is more like 2 inches so when we get a few ripened at the same time I see some BLT sandwiches in our future.

TRULY ODDBALL

PUZZLED

The BRD is concerned about her Mommy and me, self-isolated in our little duplex apartment since March 16th.

She thinks the M is getting bored with the solitary life.

So she inflicted on us a ONE-THOUSAND-PIECE jigsaw puzzle.

With large areas of it displaying monotone colored desert scenery.

It took us, I think, about a month of fiddling with it, sometimes taking a day or two off, before we finally finished it.

Before I dismantled it yesterday evening, it looked like this.

Meanwhile, when we sleep, we dream.

And our dreams are something like this.

Thanks a lot, Gayle!