random thoughts – Day 2,062 (Saturday) – kiki, food, zoomies

Another week bites the dust. Gone in a flash.

Kiki on display.

This morning, Kiki stationed herself on the sill in the bay window like a piece of art. It was almost as if she was posing for me. The lighting was lovely for admiring her feline majesty in silhouette. Maybe she was looking for yesterday’s black cat in the same way I was always on the lookout for boys from school as a pre-teen and teen.

It seemed nice out again today, based on the foot traffic passing the house. All the dog walkers were out and I could see sneakers and paws below the window shades. At one point, three sets of human feet in sneakers with generic straight leg jean hems accompanied by three dogs converged in a conversation outside my house. The dogs are adorable but I couldn’t identify any of the humans in a lineup if I had to.

The world outside the living room bay window was observed from the couch while pressing tennis balls into various points in my back and shoulder and sitting with the heated neck cozy that “Promotes muscle and joint recovery.” It was a peaceful and quiet day.

Comfort food.

There was a lunch feast of sauteed veggies and four cheese risotto from a packet. The risotto took significantly longer than the 15 to 16 minutes noted on the package and six minutes extra were required for the water to be fully absorbed. So far, two brands and flavors of risotto have been prepared (butternut squash and four cheese) and both have been delicious and creamy and makes me want to eat more of it. This is the latest comfort food until something else catches my attention. 

Before I knew it, it was dark out and 5:00 felt like bedtime. Ugh. By 5:30 I was thinking about going to bed, but that's when Kiki got her zoomies and started running around the house at top speed. Then she was attacking a bump in the rug (of her creation during the zoomies). Laughing at her antics revived me.