I forgot to mention that I practiced the piano a lot.

Well, here's some news!  The kitten, whose name is Smudge, by the way, let me pet her!  I went down to the laundry room to feed her and she led the way, running in front of me and looking back over her shoulder to make sure I was following, and then she waited while I scraped the wet food out of the can, and then she just kept sticking her head toward me, but pulling it back when I tried to touch her, and finally she let me pet her!


She rolled around on the floor, making sure that I petted her all over, and then I walked away to scoop the litter box and do some laundry, and she just ate her food.  So there you go.  We're making progress.  Some day maybe she will come upstairs and sit on the couch, and one day maybe she and Oakley will peacefully sleep together on the end of my bed.


What I'm reading today:


Dr McDougall's Program for Maximum Weight Loss, by John A. McDougall.  It's another in a series of books I'm reading about how to follow a plant-based diet.


Also, because I can't just read non-fiction, I'm reading Lord Reginald, by Mary Kingswood, which I was told is very much like Georgette Heyer, and it is, so even though there is no murder, I'm still reading it.


What I'm knitting today:


I'm knitting a pair of socks for Paula, using some Opal in one of the Feen and Elven colors (Fairies and Elves).  It's a lovely denim-y mix of blues.  Very soothing.


Today was Maddy's piano lesson day, and she had a very good lesson.  Next Monday I will start taking lessons from this teacher also.  She's a knitter, and a home-schooling mom, so I know her from knitting and Carolyn knows her from home-school group.


It's been really hot for the last week, and there is no air-conditioning in the elementary schools (but there is in my house - yay!), so Maddy says it has been miserable.  It's supposed to cool down tomorrow, so that will be nice for her.