The weekend is upon me

 The weekend is upon me .

What are my plans ?

Wait.

Come Monday morning 

And social media is abuzz 

With how the trendy spent their weekend

With this glorious weather in abundance 

They are sunbathing on the beach

Running marathons

Cycling fifty kilometres 

Hiking in the mountains

Driving in the 'wadis'

Ziplining 

Paragliding 

Swimming and surfing 

Parasailing 

Breaking the hundred meter barrier on the treadmill 

Doing squats, bench press and the like

Then there are the sand surfers 

Wind surfers and dune bathers

Who throw caution to the wind

And always tell you 

How they enjoy life to the fullest.

Must not forget the party people

Whose tag line is

Work hard and party harder!

Don't they all have such awesome lives? 

Now here's me

Woke up at a leisurely eight am

(I am usually up at the crack of dawn)

Sat in the morning sun with a 'cuppa'

And pondered on the joys of life

Played my guitar after quite a while

Did a spot of writing

Talked to the cat - she seemed to understand 

When I said ' stop biting me'

 And then fed our stray cat

That is attempting to adopt us.

Next on my 'to do list'

Is grocery shopping

Preferably alone

As the wife takes time to decide

Which potatoes and onions

Are better than the other!

(I am an impatient soul you see)

So I don't blame her.

Groceries over

And depending on my mood

I may rustle up a non veg dish

Quite enjoy cooking when in the mood.

Lunch and the compulsory 

Weekend snooze will follow.

The grandchildren often decend on us

And turn the house upside down!

I will wait for the evening to unfold 

And then there is the morrow.

I love my life 

And God is good.

And no

I don't wish I was twenty one again !