Had my meeting, went to the shops on the way home (got an adult coloring book for $1 at the dollar store which I'm feeling a bit smug about), got home, grabbed an apple and went for my walk in the sunset.
It was a glorious walk, and at one point I even saw a cottontail rabbit! I only just noticed it in the nick of time; was walking around a bend in the path and looked up just in time to see him rear up in alarm and then bounce away showing his adorable little cottontail. It was the sweetest thing, and I find it a major pity that rabbits don't enjoy being cuddled, because if they did I would TOTALLY get a pet rabbit and snuggle it like crazy.
Got home and got straight back in the car and went to my friend's place to check on her cats. One of them escaped as I was walking in with the empty watering jug (watering her plants too - it's too hot in Texas to let them go a week without water) so I chased her around for a bit and then trapped her in the laundry room (it's outside, like a utility closet sort of thing) where she hid behind the washer and growled when I peered over and talked to her. I texted my friend who told me to leave food and water in the laundry room and leave the door cracked and she should run right inside in the morning. Let's hope it's true!
Came home again and called mom for a little bit before microwaving leftovers for dinner. Did some homework and then settled down to work on my novel for an hour or so. Then I made my grandmother's aguardente com mel FINALLY after having the ingredients in my larder for a month. It can cure over the summer and I'll crack it open come autumn, just in time for such a thing.
Then I put the dishwasher on, took out the trash, tidied up and polished off a couple chores. I've really gotten a lot done today. Not enough, of course, but when is it ever enough? Now I have the French windows open so cool air is flowing through my apartment and dispelling the warm honey smell, and I'm going to settle down with my new coloring book while I watch my murder mystery.
There are compensations, even in Texas.
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