Summer Daze

I've been lazy.  The past three or four weeks have just been a haze of computer games, reading, dozing and an incredibly strong and unusual craving for ice cream.  Every once in a while, I'd get a mild burst of energy.

During one of those groggy bursts I went out to the shed and brought three boxes inside to sort through.  I stacked them in the back room and there they are still.  Tabitha likes to lay on top of the stack.  And it's a good place to pile the grocery bags while unloading the trunk.

During another somewhat more gumptious burst, I finished organizing my books!  Yay!

This is the beginning.  The door is just to the left.  Obviously, I want to paint.  Lime green walls and charcoal ceilings are not my colors of choice!

This is the middle.  The west wall under the slant.  As you can see, I had to "double park" some of the books.  I mixed it up a little, setting some stacks on an angle.

This is the end (for now).  The window is just to the right.  My lamp has a gooseneck, so I can adjust it and point it almost anywhere.  The book rack on the right revolves.  It was my mother's and had come from Bombay & Co.  Remember that store?  I loved that place.


When I was done, I felt like I had really accomplished something for myself.  It was a great feeling!  Then I went in my closet.  And I remembered I had boxes of books stacked in the corner.

That stack consists of four good sized boxes of books (unread).  They are covered in plastic bags to prevent any feline, um, bodily fluids from getting on them.  It also protects them from bugs.  Unfortunately, when I was moving my books from my bedroom to the storage room, I discovered some of the books on the floor had bookworms.

Yes, there are actual insects called bookworms.  Actually, they are the larvae of certain beetles or moths that bore through wood or wood products.  I was going to put a picture of it (from the internet) here, but the images really squidged me out.  *Shudder*

Since the book project is finished--well, the books that are not packed, anyway--there isn't anything I want to work on right now.

A lot of the little bit of energy I have has been expended on Jessicat.  She's 17 years old and has been having trouble with her, uh, digestive system.  Not only is she on canned cat food, she's on the expensive canned cat food.  Fancy Feast.  Not the most expensive, but pricey enough.  She's also extremely fussy.  The Gravy Lover's line of Fancy Feast is her favorite.  Then there are the flavors.  No beef.  Unless it's mixed with chicken.  She might deign to eat it then.  If it's the Gravy Lover's.  Anything chicken is good, but she doesn't like to eat the same flavor twice in a row.  Turkey is only slightly more tolerable than beef.  Salmon is a notch above that.  Again, if they are mixed with chicken, she will take it under consideration.  I get the feeling she'd love it if I cooked her some chicken and chicken livers and chopped it up finely.  Not ground up, though!  Oh, and she doesn't mind duck.  I found some Purrfectly Chicken that has a chicken and duck flavor.  She liked it.  There's also the whole problem of keeping Bebe from eating Jessie's food.  Fun.  NOT.

Maybe if we get some cooler and/or less humid weather, I'll get some oomph back.  Until then, I'm (relatively) content in my summer daze!