Clearing the Fridge

     I am still trying to use up all the food in my fridge and today I managed to clear out one freezer drawer by making a salad. Now it will get washed (the drawer I mean) ready for shopping tomorrow. The salad had two lonely lettuce leaves, a quarter avocado and half a small grapefruit, all doused in juice from half a lemon, some balsamic and olive oil. Nourishing and healthy!

   With the salad I will have a baked basa fillet on a bed of kale (from the garden) and some broccoli and cheese casserole, using up an opened container of sour cream approaching its expiry date  in the process! I feel very virtuous, and no carbs.

   I got in 3 sets of tennis this morning despite Kaffeeklatsch being restricted to just four courts due to the paving of the main driveway. There was lots of time for socializing and plenty of coffee in between sets but I left around 11:15. It was quite hot by then but, on the whole, it was a very pleasant morning

   The techies came to fix my A/C this afternoon and were here quite a while. The problem was more serious than I thought and they have to come back tomorrow to finish. Fingers crossed that they can do so as it is supposed to be quite hot over the weekend.

   "Outlander" tonight and a new episode of "New Tricks" so I will be well entertained until bed time.

Out For Lunch Again

    Beautiful morning on the tennis courts with Kathy, Cathy and Chan. Mid 20's and no wind, perfect playing weather, but the winners were Cathy and Chan even though Kathy and I had some good games. I had a swim when I got home before getting changed for lunch with the RODEO ladies.

   Lunch today was at Bluffer's Restaurant, down by the lake. It's a beautiful location and the food is reasonable. I had Seafood Quiche with a salad and a glass of wine. After lunch I took a stroll down to the water and saw a heron surveying the world from a sailboat mast. Very nautical.

    A bit of gardening after my nap but it got a little cool so I didn't stay out long. I didn't need much dinner tonight so I made an omelet with mushroom, chicken and roasted red pepper - just whatever needed eaten up in the fridge. It also had some blue cheese sprinkled on top. There's another chocolate brownie calling to me from the freezer so I may indulge in that later!

Unusually Busy

    I thought this would be a quiet day as my fitness class is over until next month, but it  turned out to be quite hectic. The pool guys were here first thing and solved the chlorinator problem but I am still getting lots of air in the system and expect the suction will still be poor when I go to clean the pool.

   Next was the puddle in the basement! I discovered it last night and I suspect the water is coming from the A/C unit. I called to arrange for a technician and he will be here Friday afternoon. It's only a month since I had the annual checkup. I hope it's nothing serious.

   After dealing with all that I cut the back grass and generally tidied the yard. It is looking much better. That took me until 11:15 so a quick shower before walking over to the senior's centre for my duty in the coffee bar. It was very quiet there today (I only sold 4 cups of coffee) so I closed up around 2:00 p.m. and walked home. I got my 4,000 steps and also 4 chocolate brownies which were going for free. So each cancels the other out!

    A bit more gardening when I got home - there's always something to do there - then a quiet time with my book on the lounger. Today I started "The Light of Heaven" by Edna O'Brien, a novel describing the immigrant experience in the early 20th century. It's very good so far.

   Yesterday I had Natalie over for dinner before we went to DITP so I had the leftovers from that meal tonight . She did really well at the dancing - learned how to do a reel and practiced the setting step. We did 5 or 6 dances but she fell asleep on the way home. She'd had a busy day!

The Plumber Cometh

   There was thunder rumbling in the distance but no rain materialized which is a shame as the garden needs a good soaking. So I have been out with my hose, front and back. It hit 34C this afternoon so I had two dips in the pool which is already 79F without having to resort to the heater.

   The plumber came this morning and I no longer have any leaking taps - all covered by my Maintenance plan. The tap in the basement was going to be an additional cost so I decided just to forgo that repair. It really is hardly dripping at all. I had to be up and dressed by 8:00 a.m. but he didn't come until nearly 10:00. At least I got some much needed housework done while I waited.

   Bridge this afternoon and I had one amazing hand - a small slam but unfortunately we had only bid at the 4 level. Other than that pretty ho-hum cards but better than the last few weeks.

   Liver, mushrooms and onions for dinner tonight with a small salad with olives and blue cheese. Tasty!

Blue Cheese and Avocado salad. It also had tomato, roasted red pepper and olives with lemon balsamic dressing.