Nearly Normal

It's been one heck of a week, but we're getting back to normal slowly but surely. We've heard of no more flare-ups of the fire, and so we were confident enough to move the RV back into its usual spot yesterday. We really needed to get it out of the way of the garage. It's still about halfway packed, but that will change today. Hopefully, we'll feel put back together by tomorrow, and rain is still forecast to start then. It's a little weird wishing and hoping for rain, here in the Pacific Northwest, where it can rain for months without end. 

While we were outside yesterday (and we're limiting our exposure to this terrible air), I harvested another small bowl of tomatoes.

This week's menu is going to have to feature some dishes that use a lot of tomatoes. I'm finished canning for the season, but I might still freeze some of these if they get to be too much. 

I was trying to get a picture of Sadie, but every time she saw me, she turned and ran. I finally caught up with her hiding behind this little table.

Smitty, that pesky pawpawrazzi is following me again! Why won't they leave us alone?

Back inside, I got quite a bit done on the Bag Ladies. Yesterday's ladies included Constance...

And Gertrude. Looks like she's heading off to the polls to vote. Vote, people! Seriously. Even our quilts are urging us on.

Then Mildred. Poor Mildred. I'm not sure what happened to her teeth. I do like her Birkenstocks with socks though. Clearly a Northwest woman. We would probably be friends, if she lived nearby.

Just then, Smitty thought he should inspect.

Are you making a Crazy Cat Lady quilt?

Did you remember to include some cats?

I'm not sure he approves of the quilt, but the sewing room is filled with objects that are purrfect for chin and cheek scratching. The time? Oh yes, it's 4:20. The clock is right over there behind Smitty.

Okay, and continuing on, I did Abigail.

And, finally, Charlotte. Charlotte is supposed to have some hot-fix nailheads for buttons, but they came off. I'm going to have to reattach them, or else figure out something else. I have some eensy-weensy little buttons, but I really don't want to sew them on. One of the other bag ladies is missing her buttons too. Do you think it could have something to do with quarantine eating? 

Okay, so Miss Sadie seems to be settling down a little bit. Yesterday evening, I caught her lounging on her catwalk on the catio. She even let me take her picture through the laundry room window.

This morning, I left her tucked in on the couch as I came upstairs to write this post. Shhhhhhh...don't wake up the baby.

It occurs to me that having the RV in the driveway might have been making her anxious. It's back where it belongs now, and so maybe she'll settle down too. I know we're settling down some. Possibly, she's just acting out all of our anxiety, like the canary in a coal mine.

So today, we'll finish unpacking, and maybe I'll do some laundry. I need to go into town tomorrow to mail off the quilts I've boxed up, and so we'll make a quick stop at the grocery store. That means I need to make up a list too. I crossed off all the housekeeping chores from my calendar when I thought we'd be gone for two weeks. So...I could add them back on I guess, but nah! I'm still on vacation! Housework will have to wait until my brain and my motivation get home.