No Heatwave After All

    Rain first thing this morning and I thought that would mean no tennis, but the sun came out around 8:30 so I scampered about and got to the courts before 9:00. We dried off the courts and, with the help of the sun and a brisk wind, were able to play by 9:30. Stan and I started hitting and we were soon joined by Cathy and Gord. We hit for a while then played one long set and I was done!

   I was on the hunt for a new coffee urn for the tennis club this afternoon but was unsuccessful. The only one I found was out of stock so I will try again another day. Meanwhile I have arranged to borrow the tea urn from my Scottish Country Dance group and hope to convert it to making coffee. Time will tell. During my travels I stopped in at a Chinese supermarket which one of my Bridge friends had recommended. It was very busy and had everything you could want to buy including ready to eat dishes. My mouth was watering but I managed to control my appetite, apart from some free samples they were giving out.

   Leftover lamb chop for dinner with a corn cob. It was quite filling yesterday so should tide me over until tomorrow when I will defrost something else.  The temperature is supposed to go down to 13C tonight, and only a high of 23C tomorrow so it looks like the heatwave is over. I am so pleased to have cool nights!

Another Heat Wave Commences

   It's 7:15 p.m. and still in the low 30's C. I have been hiding out indoors for most if the day - it was even too hot to sit outside in the shade. A couple of swims cooled me enough to water the plants, then I scurried indoors.

   I picked up a book from the library today only to discover I had already read it. Luckily I still have another book to finish so will try to get another one from the library ASAP.

    A delicious lamb chop for dinner tonight. It was 30% off at the grocery store today and I braised it in wine to juicy tenderness. In fact I only ate half of it, it was so big, so will have the rest tomorrow.

No Coffee!

   I played like a doofus at tennis this morning - balls spraying in all directions. Not getting any coffee may have contributed to that, the coffee urn was broken. But I was on the winning side in one set, thanks to my partner, Sue. She has an amazing slice!

    Still more Olympics today - the men's and women's 4X100 relays on the track, which are always exciting. This afternoon I watched the individual equestrian competition which I always enjoy - the horses are magnificent. The other event today was the Bronze medal soccer game which the Canadians won. Not my favourite sport but it was quite exciting when just the highlights were shown.

    One of my favourite dinners tonight - shrimp in a garlic and lemon sauce and a corn cob. I am still trying to clear out my freezer and I think there's just a couple of pieces of fish in there now. Grocery shopping tomorrow and I have $20 worth of PC points to cash in. I may treat myself to something special, a can of crab meat, a tasty cheese or some flavoured coffee, I'll will look out for some specials.

A Very Warm Swim

    Cooler and very pleasant today but I spent most of it indoors as this is my day at the senior's centre - fitness classes at 9:00 a.m and 11:15, then behind the counter of the coffee bar from noon to 2:45. Home by 3:00 for a swim and found the pool was 85C! Somehow the heater had been switched on (by mistake) so I will have to try to find the culprit! It was a very pleasant swim nevertheless.

    Nothing else to report - a nice piece of salmon for dinner, and another evening of Olympics. I missed the equestrian competition this morning but perhaps they will show highlights from it later.

   An interesting sunset tonight, it only lasted a few minutes but I managed to capture it.