More of the same

Today is going to be hotter and more humid  than it was yesterday, so another day of not doing a lot outside.

Grocery day at 7:00 a.m. only two other seniors in the store, so it was a quick shop, really only needed some fresh veg and fruit and of course, milk and eggs.  So not so much money spent today.

Visited my sister B last evening to take her some magazines which we have read.  It is the first time I have actually seen her since before Christmas, but we  do talk two or three times a week on the phone.  When our Mother was in a nursing home we would both visit on the same day, a three way conversation is so much easier, when one does not have much to say.  'When Mum passed away, B and myself decided we would meet once a month for lunch, and we were doing well with it until the Winter came, B does not like driving in snowy weather, so we did not meet during Dec, Jan. and Feb, then the virus came.  She has COPD so there was no way we could even visit in each other's home.  The situation  has improved here, so the visit took place and we did sit approximately 6 feet apart.   We give each other just a small token gift at Christmas, neither of us are in need of anything, when we arrived, she said she ate my Christmas present,  Chocolates!!!!   She will still have to wait for mine.....Lunch on me.   

Received an e-mail from a old school friend  S. today, she lives in Sussex, U/K.  thanking me for her birthday card, she was 78 on July 1st.   I am so glad we have been in contact with each other for this length of time.  It's a contact to my childhood. which I spent in England.   She has been to visit me here in Canada only once, however, I have been able to visit her on several occasions.  We were hoping to be able to do a trip to the U.K. this year, but..........a virus has got in the way.

Dinner tonight, Chicken, asparagus and a salad.  Dessert fresh fruit and some cream.

Well, I think it will  be a housework  and sewing day for me, so better get at it.

Stay safe stay well.

Scorcher

That is the only way to describe today, blazing hot sun, no breeze and high humidity.   Today is definitely a stay in the house day for sure.

My front side strip of garden is looking very sad, I believe the deer have eaten to tops off of my phlox this year, and as I have mentioned preciously I was unable to purchase the usual annuals I plant.  A right off for sure, just as 2020 is looking for me.

I think the isolation is getting to me, not that we are really forced to stay inside, as we are not at this point in time, however, as we are both over 75 yrs, old we believe it is a wise decision to stay as isolated as we can.   Hubby suggested a couple of days ago, we should go on a driving vacation to Newfoundland because he is off work,.....he had completely forgot about the island closing it's doors to travelers,  so here we are.  This isolation has been different for both of us.  When I moved in with hubby, he was working four days a week, and of course, I was already retired, so we had three days of being together.  Now he is taking an extended leave of absence we are together 24/7 a big adjustment.  The only other times we have be together for a period of time was when we were on vacations.   I am not complaining, we have had a great times together during the time he has been home.  I wish he would retire permanently, which may be the case, time will tell.

On to today,  I am going to do a deep clean in my spare/guest bedroom today, not that it needs it really, no one has been in it for some time.   But, it needs to be freshened up.  Next on the list is some sewing, several projects are sitting there for me to get finished, so hope to work on the challenge quilt which our quilting guild is doing this year.  Then dinner...

Dinner tonight,  pork chops, veg, not determined yet, and a salad.  Dessert ???  fruit and cream or ice cream,  maybe fruit in jelly, 

Well that room is not going to get with me on the computer.

Bye.

Watering flowers

That's about all I have done outside today, it has been just too hot do anything else.  Even hubby has been inside which is quite unusual for him. I did a bit of tidying up and some sewing, hubby has caught up on reading the news paper.  We intend of not doing much more today either.

On the news last night the reported said, if we experience temps above 30*C for the next week, which, is in the forecast, we will break the record for the number of consecutive days in a row it has been that high.  On the record books, it was back in 1939, when there was 10 days in a row of 30*C temps.

Last night we again when for a ride, full moon arising, so had to take a photo.

That is all for today, I told you it was a slow day.

Stay safe stay well.

Even hotter

Today is going to be even more humid than yesterday, which is going to make it feel more uncomfortable.  The city as issued a "heat warning", in normal times they would encourage people without any access to a cool spot to go to, to go to a mall, library or the buildings they open up especially for individuals to cool down.   What they are doing now I have not heard.
A/C on and feeling a lot better, the heat drains all the energy from you when it is coupled with the humidity.  This is going to be a day of "not doing much of anything day".  What gets done will be inside, laundry, housework and the sewing room keeps inviting me in.

Hubby is reading the newspaper, usually he is outside working away at something.  What needs to be done outside will likely get looked at when it cools in the evening.

The clematis in the garden are blooming, one is a very pale purple and looks very much looks much like a passion flower, don't know the name of it.  The other, again no name, is a very dark purple, almost black, I encouraged it to climb up the support for the balcony, the flowers on it are a lot bigger than the others on the plant.  It must like the extra exposure to the sun.  The day lilies will be blooming within the next couple of days,  Garden is looking a lot better with these new flowers showing some colour 

Well, we had a visitor this morning.

Thirsty in this weather.

Thank you very much, I'm

 on my way.

Hotter

Yes, it is going to be hotter today than yesterday, tomorrow even worse with the temp being 34*C feeling more like 45*C. the forecast on the news last night indicated it is to be hot and humid for the next ten days with very little chance of any rain.  I cannot remember it being this hot for this extended period of time.   Will we have a massive storm when it ends?    Global warming?

Our lawn is getting more dry and brown every day, we do not water it as it would be so expensive and the hose water really does nothing because of the chemicals in it.   Once it rains the grass will bounce back and become green again.  It's amazing really, one positive, hubby does not have to cut it. I do give my flowers a drink in the evening, and they are still looking good despite the lack of rain water.

Went for my walk early this morning, thank goodness for a nice breeze again today.  Had a nice cool shower, now I feel human again.

In the afternoon I did some more in the sewing room, working on the challenge quilt again, and it is a challenge, but enjoying the process just the same.  Seeing it come together makes all the frustration worth it.

Took another drive in the country after dinner last night.  Went to the village where my hubby grew up and talked to one of his friends he grew up with, (six feet apart). We had hope to be able to visit England this year, so I could show him where I grew up and introduce him to two school friends I still communicate with and also some relatives still there.  That did not and will not happen in 2020, hoping 2021 might be the year, as we and everyone I want to see are not getting any older.  I have been writing to my school friends since 1954, one is the girl I started school with when we were four years old.

Well that's all for me today.

Stay safe stay well.

HOT

It is hot again today, however, a nice breeze keeps it comfortable.  We keep getting a forecast for a potential thunderstorm late afternoon but as of yet we have only seen a few clouds these past couple of days. 

Years ago, when my children were small my late husband worked a night shift.  During the Summer we would have days like today and instead of just a forecast, we did get violent storms.  Back then I was not a fan of thunder and lightening, and as I was the only parent in the house with three children my fear was I would never be able to get to all three if there was an emergency.  So, I would carry them all to the couch in the living room and they would continue to sleep, and I was able to keep a close eye on all of them.  Thinking back, I could have easily made all three of them terrified of thunder storms, luckily none of them are.   Are you scared on thunderstorms?

Did my walk early this morning before the heat set in.

Dinner tonight, roast beef, what was I thinking....cooking a roast on a day like today, anyway it's cooked and smells wonderful.  Cauliflower and a salad, dessert fruit in jelly, with a dollop of whipped cream.

Stay safe stay well.

Whew.....

A breeze yesterday made for a nice day even though it was hot, and today, not much movement in the air at all, so it is going to feel hotter.   It's Summer in S.W. Ontario so it is expected, six months from now I am sure we would appreciate some of this heat. 

Spent a couple of hours in the sewing room yesterday, working on the challenge quilt which is being done with the members of the guild I belong to.  I have renewed appreciation for the people who design quilts,  I know there are computer programs to assist them, however, I use the reliable pencil, paper and ruler.  I am pleased with what I have done so far.  It's a secret so can't publish a photo until the reveal which should take place in October, time will tell.

Didn't get to update or publish this yesterday, so will add now.

After the heat of the day, the evening was nice, so we decided to go for a ride in the country with the top down.  As we returning home the sun was setting and the moon was starting to get higher in the sky.   Some photo's of what I saw through my camera lense.