I was sitting on my deck having breakfast when I noticed a squirrel high up in the tree above me.  Just as I spotted him, he slipped and fell out of the tree all the way to the ground.  When he landed, it made a loud whump.  But he just hopped up and ran off, completely unharmed.

He must have fallen thirty feet.  I wonder how it is he didn't break every bone in his body?

It was a strange morning of mishaps.  I put my oatmeal in the microwave for 1--1/2 minutes--or so I thought.  But when I realized the microwave had been running for quite some time, I looked at the timer and I still had eight minutes to go.  I must have punched one of the numbers twice.

Unfortunately, the oatmeal had exploded.  Not a pretty sight.  I gave up and ate toaster waffles.

My rice and lentils turned out better.  When I was shopping yesterday (not finding any clothes) I found this "microwave pressure cooker."  It cost $5.99 and I just had to have it.  It's actually not a pressure cooker, it's like the rice cooker I already have but much bigger.  So I made up some brown rice and lentils, and it was really easy and fast!

In other news, my tomato plant is finally making a tomato.  It's about the size of a pea right now, and with cooler weather here (it was in the 60s this morning!) I'm not sure if it will mature, but I'm hoping.

Oh, writing news--I lost five pages today.  Made me really mad.  I rewrote them but they weren't as good.  I have no idea what happened.  I saved the file, but then I got this weird message and Word shut down and nothing I'd written had been saved.  Bummer.

Thanks for visiting,

Kara

I didn't blog last night because of computer issues--and I just couldn't face re-starting yet again to finish the blog.

Went shopping at a new store in my neighborhood--a big discount store ala Ross Dress for Less.  I think it's owned by the same people, and it's identical, so I'm not sure why they bothered to change the name.  I have found some great bargains at Ross over the years, but these stores have a problem.  You can't find anything that matches.  Everything is sold as separates, and nothing coordinates.  I found a really cute pair of yellow capris, but there wasn't a shirt in the entire store that would match it.  I found a nice pair of Lee jean shorts, but that's it.

It was pouring rain most of yesterday.  The backyard is a sodden mess, all my plants are drowning.  I've lost the arugula, and I was really enjoying it, too.

Thanks for visiting,

Kara

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