A Couple of Chores

   Much cooler today, in fact it was downright cold on the tennis court this morning as there was a strong north wind. There was a surprisingly good turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Not much sun until later in the afternoon and it has gone again. It only got up to 17C today.

   I finished and printed the handout for next week's RTO AGM this afternoon - I got a chance to try out the copy function on my new printer, as I wanted the document double-sided, and it worked well. Tomorrow I will take the handout to Staples to get 100 copies printed. I will be glad to see the back of it!

   I also made the final deposit for the dance group and now have to try to balance the books! It looks like we have more money in the bank than expected which is always good, but doesn't reflect well on my book keeping skills. No chance of me losing the job though as no one else wants to do it!

   I have lost the ability to load photos again - very frustrating, but will put them on Facebook.

Probus Friends

   Hot again today, high of 29C, and the house did not cool down at all overnight. But it is only 22C indoors so quite comfortable. I had a walk early (for me - 9:00 a.m.) this morning and it was sunny but now it is very black and there could be a thunder storm. No, the sun's come back out!

   Probus meeting this morning - a very poor speaker. His subject was interesting but his delivery lacked any coherence or enthusiasm. Very disappointing! After the meeting I stayed behind to hear about arrangements for the Canada sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) celebrations. We are having a potluck lunch after the June meeting and I have promised to bring 60 sausage rolls! After the meeting Donna, Marilyn and I went for lunch - at least that was enjoyable. I had minestrone soup and crab cakes.

  Home for a nap and since then I have been checking the AGM report that I need to get printed this weekend. The AGM is next Thursday, followed by lunch.

   Fish for dinner again, with Brussel sprouts this time but it may be late as I am still not too hungry.

  

What happened to Spring?

   Very hot today - we seem to have gone straight to summer. I wonder if it will last. But the house has stayed cool and I will open all the windows tonight to try to lower the temperature some more.

   My usual day at the Seniors' Centre but with one glitch. I had planned to go to the Garden Centre in between fitness classes, but the morning kitchen person had to leave for a dentist appointment so I was co-opted to fill in. So I was behind the counter from around 10:30 until 2:30. I closed early as I had had enough and there were few customers, and went to the Garden Centre on my way home. It was very busy as it was such a good gardening day (high of 31C, one reason I didn't mind being in the air-conditioned centre) and also seniors' discount day.

   I bought some tomato and kale plants and when I got home I dug up the vegetable patch and got them in the ground. I gave them a good watering with vegetable food. Hopefully they will survive while I am away. I won't plant anything else until I get back.

   I had a nice fish dinner tonight - a basa fillet in a cheese sauce with peas. There will be enough for tomorrow. Considering I just had yogurt and a banana for breakfast, soup and half an apple for lunch and a couple of cookies with my coffee, I have eaten quite sparingly today. And not many carbs!

Frustration

   A busy weekend and now a couple of frustrating days which I am glad are almost over. Yesterday was fine until the evening when I got in the car to go to dance group and it wouldn't start - and I had all the goodies for the last night party! Luckily I got hold of someone to let them know I would be there eventually. The tow truck came very quickly - I think it was just 10 minutes - and got it going so I wasn't very late, but a red warning light stayed on all the time I was out. It seems to have gone today but am keeping my fingers crossed!

   Today was lunch with RWTO and an interesting speaker. However, this evening I had problems with my printer and spent a good hour trying to print something before realising that the connection was "broken". Luckily, the brainy computer was able to fix it and it seems to be fine now. We'll see if it works next time I go to use it. I'm rather pleased with myself that I managed to resolve the problem without having to seek outside help.

   I spent half-an-hour on the phone with Angela tonight as she complained about one of the monitors at Kaffeeklatsch. Seemingly he is stirring things up and giving out incorrect information. I have been designated (as KK convenor) to straighten him out but I hate confrontation so have opted to do it by a general e-mail to all the monitors and hope that will resolve the problem. Another frustration - can't wait to get away on vacation!

   Just soup and a sandwich for dinner tonight as I was still full from lunch. We got lots of vegetables with the meal but the chicken (again) was rather dry and they served potatoes and rice - too many carbs. Seemingly it's a Greek thing.