Saturday, March 07, 2015

And Then It Was Saturday

I did something different this Saturday and hung out with My Darling. He had a small job to do for one of his clients, and I had a few errands of my own to run. Since we were both headed in the same general direction, we made it a team effort.

While at the client's home we saw a very sickly looking fox wandering through some backyards. His tail was bare from his backside down to the middle of his tail. It's been a long, rough winter for those living in the wild and I'm not sure that poor guy is going to make it. However, we saw a couple deer wandering through the same back yard a few minutes later. They looked much better than the fox, although I can't say there will be anything left of the shrubs and trees in the neighborhood.

My Darling and I enjoyed lunch together at Carrabba's, which has been on our minds since receiving a gift card from one of our kids at Christmas. We stopped at Target so I could pay off my credit card and picked up some pet food. The cats were very concerned this morning to find their bag of kibbles empty. Sofie had one more feeding left in her bag of dog food but she appeared oblivious. Truthfully, she'd probably be happy with a steady diet of apples, oranges, peppers, cucumbers and whatever other fruits and vegetables I care to share, but that would likely turn out to more expensive than a bag of dog food every few weeks.

Whilst wandering the aisles of Target we picked up a movie to take home and watch. (We considered going to see McFarland USA but we'd already been out for several hours, our animals were hungry, and the dog likely needed to go out.) After a "quick" snooze on the couch and a snippet of leftover enchiladas, we settled in to watch "The Book Thief," the tale of a young girl and her love of books during WW2. It was both interesting and thought provoking. We also picked up a copy of Disney's "Tangled" because it's my favorite and I decided it would be a good early birthday present.

Now it's time to turn our clocks ahead and attempt to adjust to losing an hour of sleep. I'll likely stumble around groggily tomorrow morning, like usual, until either a shower or a cup of coffee chases the sleep from my eyes. Spring is not far off once we switch those clock hands.

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  1. My daughter feeds her Retreiver Lola a lot of fruits and veggie scraps as well....
    Sounds like you and your darling had a darling day....
    Except for the poor fox. :o(
    Hope you are ok tomorrow.....hahaha!
    Spring!
    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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    1. Jasmine loved blueberries and her favorite candy was Skittles. We use to laugh at how she loved those candies.
      So far, so good with the time change, and we did not go to bed early to make up for it.
      Hope your day is amazing!
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  2. We loved the movie "The Book Thief". Sounds like a great day. We had an extremely boring day, but finished it off by watching "Ender's Game" at home. It was good!

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    1. Our day turned out rather nice even if it was mostly running errands. I got an updated tour of Mary's house and saw a ll the wonderful work James and Nate did over the course of the job. Her walk-in clothes closet is amazing!

      I've not seen "Ender's Game." Maybe we'll have to look it up, after we watch "Tangled," of course.
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  3. What a nice day with your darling. I loved the movie Tangle, but I've never seen the Book Thief. Molly won't eat most veggies, but she will share a spinach omelet.

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    1. Sofie could probably be a vegetarian.

      "The Book Thief" was based on a story written in about 2005. I'm somewhat curious about that now because so often a book is actually much better than the movie. Tangled, of course, strays a bit from the original story of Rapunzel but I love it anyway.
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  4. Sounds like a fun day! The Mister and I rarely go out together like that. We really should make more of an effort.

    I couldn't fall asleep last night and this morning it felt too early! I hate both time changes!

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    1. We really need more days of togetherness too. I'm looking forward to evening walks in the orchard and maybe a hike or two in the Finger Lakes or maybe even the Adirondacks.

      I am not a fan of having my inner clock rearranged either, but the Powers that Be haven't cared to consider my opinions. This morning I found myself grateful that the first day of adjusting is a Sunday rather than a Monday. At least it's a day of "rest."
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