Leaf Peeping?

Kitty Drama to start the day. Zara was walking by in the bedroom, and Mimi went after her. I grabbed Mimi, and Zara left. I chewed out Mimi, but I doubt that it penetrated her tiny kitty brain. Sigh.

I have two projects today. The big one is to clean the kitchen. The smaller one is to go get dirt and plant the zucchini seeds.

Mower guy is mowing.

I found an absolutely gorgeous picture of fall leaves off the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'm not posting it because it's not my picture, but here's the link to the article. It would be awesome to live near such beauty. Now I'm thinking that I should spend two days in Knoxville, two days near Gatlinburg hiking or driving the Blue Ridge Parkway, and two days in Chattanooga. Hmm. Gatlinburg is expensive. You can hire guides to do an overnight trip in the Great Smoky Mountains. Something to consider.

Got us all fed. Napped. Had a bite to eat. Felt like I needed another nap, but a shower should fix me up.

Ran out and got the dirt. There wasn't any in the usual spot where it was, but I took a turn around where they sell the outdoor plants and voila! Potting soil! Glad that I don't give up easily. Came home and planted the zucchini seeds. Now I'm cooling off before I put the garbage out for pickup.

Damn, I'm tired. I'm sitting here waiting for Zara to finish her food. Got the garbage out. I'm feeling too tired to make anything elaborate, so I'm going to make grilled cheese and tomato soup. I need to go make the food, but Zara is completely zonked out, and I hate to wake her. Oh good. She's awake now.

Lay down before I made food and woke up at 1:30 AM. Yikes.

Tried on my new pants. They'll do.

Made and ate grilled cheese and tomato soup, junk food of the cooking-at-home set. Now back to bed.

Meme

From belleweather:

1. Where did you travel on your last vacation or other big trip?

I haven't gone on a trip in quite a while. I think that the last trip was visiting my mom in Michigan. That was the trip during which the train broke down on the way back, and I had to overnight in Chicago. The last big trip that I took was going to Disney World/Epcot with my mom.

2. What was the best trip you ever took? Where did you go, and with whom, and what made it so good?

The Hawaii trips of my childhood. We went every year for many years. Totally loved that place, and we got the advantages of being "regulars" (and going many years ago when there were fewer tourists). It's a beautiful place.

3. Where do you dream of traveling on your next vacation when it's safe to travel again?

Going back to Hawaii, finally.

4. Where are you likely to actually travel to on your next vacation when it's safe?

I'm hoping to take a trip to Tennessee this fall.

5. Do you prefer to vacation to new places each time or to familiar places -- or maybe you prefer to stay home?

Some of both? I desperately want to go back to Hawaii. But my next big dream trip is to Italy, to which I've never been.