Saturday Morning

Ahh...Saturday morning, my favorite time of the weekend. Time to leisurely drink some coffee, read a little, write this blog and plan my weekend. Two whole days that do not belong to my employer. It's sad to think five of the seven days of the week belong to my employer. Girl's gotta make a livin', though.

June gloom has begun to settle in the Los Angeles area. The above picture is the view from my kitchen window. This year, since the L.A. area is going through a drought, it's a good thing. (As I was writing this post, I heard on the radio that National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) predicts the next time the "Southland" will get rain is this fall!) The hope is the cloud cover and moisture from the gloom will help minimize the wild fires. Native Californians like to complain about the June gloom but I like the cooler and cloudy mornings. Perhaps it was my upbringing in the Upper Midwest where beautiful days were to be relished but I always felt this pressure to go out and enjoy the sunny California weather and not stay at home. June gloom gives me the excuse to stay at home and get some things done here. Besides, the cloud cover will burn off by afternoon.

This weekend is one of those weekends where a lot is happening. Tonight, I'm going to see Wicked with some friends from my old job. The theater is in Hollywood and since I live the closest, I invited everyone to place for a cocktail before we go to the theatre. My old boss, "Broom Hilda", frowned upon the managers socializing and tried to forbid us from doing so. I smile at the thought of her finding out about this. I am so glad I'm no longer under her thumb. I am not the best of housekeepers but last weekend in anticipation of having guests this weekend and as a result of the fire, I did a lot of spring cleaning: washing windows, wiping down the baseboards, etc. so my apartment is pretty clean. I just need to tidy up before my guests arrive.

Tomorrow, I plan to go to the Open House at JPL. I hear it's a wonderful event. I'll take my camera and post some pictures. And that, my friends, is my weekend.

Hope all is well with everyone. Go Sox! Beat the Cubbies!