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Friday, 24 June 2022

Out To Lunch

     I went to the tennis social at my other courts this morning but didn't play, just ran the Round Robin for a while. The reason for that was that Cathy had invited us over for lunch and I was in charge of salad!

   Too bad I didn't take a photo of it as it was rather yummy if I do say so myself. Romaine lettuce, red pepper and avocado slices, olives and bacon bits with some homemade dressing involving lots of garlic and grated parmesan cheese. Of course that was just the side dish as Cathy had barbecued burgers with all the fixings, Kathy had made her speciality, devilled eggs, and Susan had baked scones which she served with home made jam and clotted cream. There was also Prosecco and, for afters, Lemoncello liqueur! I needed a nap when I finally rolled home.

    Another two swims day - the water was lovely and refreshing at 77F and I am gradually increasing the lengths to see if I can get some serious exercise. We are headed for some more heat this weekend then it cools off a bit on Monday but at least the nights are cool enough to get a good sleep. I have seen people blog about opening all the windows during the day to try to stay comfortable. Here the windows are all open wide overnight then closed up first thing in the morning. At least that's how I handle the heat. The A/C doesn't usually click on until late in the afternoon.

   Only a light snack for dinner tonight - my stomach needs a rest too!


12 comments:

  1. Anything with lettuce is a luxury here right now! Your salad sounds delicious. In fact the whole lunch sounds wonderful. I'm with you. Why open the windows when it's hot outside?

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    1. I don't often buy lettuce as I can't eat it all before it spoils so this was a treat for me too.

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  2. Your lunch sounds heavenly to me. I love a good salad but my hubby hates them so I don't often get the chance to eat them.
    We have had just one warm-ish night so far... only 20C but the top floor of the house seemed stuffy so we opened the skylight windows before we went to bed. Of course it rained!

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    1. That's a shame! Hope nothing got damaged.

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  3. With any luck I will be able to pick some lettuce from our garden in a couple of weeks. So looking forward to that.

    Pretty cold here for June at only 13.5C and going down to 9C tonight, I have already brought in my lemon trees and I hope all the other plants survive.

    Enjoy the heat.

    God bless.

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    1. 9C should be OK. Most plants can adjust to that. Enjoy the homegrown lettuce as it is getting expensive in the stores.

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  4. Your salad sounds yummy, as well as the whole menu. Kudos on the fitness achieved!

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    1. It's so nice to get together with friends for a meal.

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  5. Oh yum to the salad ... sounds like a very fun afternoon with friends. I gasped out loud at the grocery store when I saw the price of iceberg (head) lettuce, $3.99! Romaine was $2.49 so I grabbed that instead.

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  6. Having a picture of that yummy salad may have done me in! Love me some salad!!

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    1. I don't eat salad often enough although I do like it. All that chopping and slicing!

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