Summertime and the Living is Easy

    Not quite so hot today - overcast this morning and some rain sprinkles while we were playing tennis, but cleared this afternoon. Now 28C and my A/C is finally (I hope!) fixed. It is purring away as I type and keeping the house at a very comfortable 24C. The repair guys were here for three hours this afternoon and, although they were perfectly pleasant and hard working, I hope that's the last I see of them for the rest of the summer! It has been a two-week marathon diagnosing and repairing the fault.

   A bit of gardening followed by a dip in the pool were the extent of my activities today. I spent most of the time watching the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon. I have no clear favourite for the final on Sunday as it's going to be a Canadian versus a Scot. I think I will be rooting for the Canadian.

   "Outlander" tonight so I must get on with dinner so that everything is tidied away by 9:00 p.m. I am having tuna tikka masala (from a can) and broccoli tonight as the fridge is almost bare - my cue to give it a clean before I go grocery shopping tomorrow.

Relaxing By the Pool

     I finally got the grandkids to sit still long enough for a photo. They had just spent an energetic hour in the pool and were ready for lunch. Elliot is at camp this week so it was just the two younger ones. It was 35C in the shade today but it is supposed to be cooler tomorrow. My A/C is still not fixed - the guys brought the wrong part!

Another Steamy Day

34C was the high today but the house is still quite comfortable and it has clouded over so may cool down tonight. The A/C guys are scheduled to come first thing tomorrow.

    I had to skip fitness class this morning as I had to get a cyst removed and although the actual procedure only took ten minutes, I was at the clinic for almost two hours! I also missed Milos Raonic making it into the semi finals at Wimbledon. I caught the last couple of games and he did better than Monday's match, only dropping one set . Hopefully I will get to see him play on Friday.

    It was quite busy at the coffee bar this afternoon and I had to make multiple pots of coffee. All the summer classes started this week but I may also have to miss Zumba Gold tomorrow afternoon if the A/C guys are still here.

   Last day of leftover sausages which I will have with a broccoli casserole tonight, no carbs. I am finding it quite easy to skip potatoes and bread although I did have a small piece of toast with my morning coffee. That hardly counts!

  

Quite a Heatwave

   It is very hot again here - 31C I believe was the high today- and my A/C is still not fixed. The broken part was delivered in a huge box yesterday and a crew will be here to replace it on Thursday. Meanwhile I am trying to stay as cool as possible. The house interior is currently 24C and will probably rise a few more degrees before the sun goes down and I can open the windows. Sleeping may be difficult tonight and tomorrow night!

   I had a nice refreshing swim when I got home from tennis this morning and another after sorting out the garden refuse for tomorrow's pickup. I only played two sets of tennis today. The second set was quite strenuous - Yoshi and me against Debbie and William. We started out badly but came back to equalize, 4-4. My legs were quite wobbly when I got off the court so I finished my coffee and cake (a delicious apricot sponge brought by Maria) and departed for home, leaving the others to sweat in the sun!

   Nothing special for dinner tonight - sausages from last Friday's barbecue and a corn cob, but I have been overeating for the last few days and need a break from meat-heavy meals - perhaps fish should be on the menu tomorrow.