Just a Blink or Two of Sunshine

   Rain all morning so no tennis. Judy and the kids arrived around 11:00 and poked around the house until lunch. Then, just as they finished eating, the sky started to lighten and they donned their swimsuits. By the time they got in the pool the sun was out and it was quite warm.

    We sat outside for almost an hour and then the clouds rolled in again and swim time was over. Since then it has been intermittent clouds and sun with a few more sprinkles. After they left I cut the back grass and pulled some more weeds - they are unending!

   More Olympics tonight - we watched the men's 200m heats this morning and there will be high jump (and other events) this evening. What will I do with myself once the Games are over?

Dim Sum....Yum!

    Pinkie arranged for us to have dim sum today - at 10:a.m.! The restaurant was buzzing and if we had not been there early we would have had a long wait. I had to take the car in for a service first thing and walked down to the restaurant. I wished I had remembered my camera but I definitely will the next time we go as it has quite spectacular decor. We had many tasty dishes - we each chose two or three - sticky rice, dumplings, turnip cake and more, and we finished it all except for the dessert. That we took with us to have while we played bridge.

   Pleasant temperatures today and I cut the grass and did a bit of weed-pulling this afternoon. The weekend's rain really brought things on. It is cooling off nicely overnight so no need for the A/C. The farmer was at his spot on Birchmount today so I had fresh corn with dinner tonight.

   Still lots going on at the Olympics so I will be kept entertained tonight.

Finally .....Rain!

      A huge thunder storm this afternoon and the temperature has dropped a bit. The rain should help the grass which is quite brown and scorched, and I am glad I didn't bother to water the garden today. In fact, it sprinkled on and off from quite early this morning and is still quite overcast so there may still be more.

    Finished my current book this afternoon in between watching tennis at the Olympics - two very exciting matches. Now it's over to the track events with some Canadians in the heats - hope they make the finals.

Heat Wave Continues

   Still extremely hot and now also very humid - I was on the tennis courts by 8:45 and dripping with sweat by 9:00! However, I did stay until almost 11:00 and played three sets. Not at my best and considerably worse than my level of play yesterday with Susan when we beat the two Cathies 6-1. I have had two dips in the pool today and only sat out long enough to dry off and water the garden. Time to go and give the plants in the front a drink, I think! We had some rain last night but the promised downpour today hasn't materialized.

   I am enjoying my current book, "The Vacationers" by Emma Straub. It's an easy, fast-paced read so I think I will finish it this weekend. Luckily I also have another good book from the library to get on with.

    Made these cookies this afternoon and they turned out really well. The secret seems to be to use corn starch with the flour and to mix it all in the food processor. Also, bake at 300F. I will store them in the freezer and nibble on them occasionally.