A Lazy Day

   Just the usual Saturday routine although I started by watching the Women's Final at Wimbledon. A very close first set and I was looking forward to a real battle but the second set fizzled into Venus getting a thorough drubbing. Too bad! I hope the Men's final tomorrow is a closer match.

   I had a really long nap this afternoon which doesn't auger well for my night's sleep. I will stay up late watching TV. I don't have to be up early tomorrow.

   Just a bit of gardening later in the afternoon but it was too hot and I got tired very quickly. So a quick swim and then sat in the shade reading. My kind of summer afternoon!

What a Waste of Time!

   I have just spent the last two hours waiting for Windows to load some updates (two hours!) only to find all my favourites have gone the way of the dodo! I will gradually reload them as I need them but, really, what a nuisance!

   Everything else seems to be working - when I installed Windows 10 I lost my printer connection - but my new printer is still online. I'm afraid I am not very tech savvy. I have held off getting a cell phone or tablet although I think I might be ready to take the plunge if I see a good deal. Sometime I feel I am the only person on the planet that still uses a landline exclusively!

   A nice, busy day today - out early for three sets of tennis spread over 2 hours, then home to watch the Federer/ Berdych match which Federer won in three straight sets. Marin Cilic won the other semi-final. Tomorrow is the Women's final and the Men's on Sunday.  That will fill in my weekend nicely. 

    This afternoon Anne had the "girls" over for afternoon tea so I had an early light lunch. There were 6 of us and she served finger sandwiches, luscious strawberries and melon and a delicious almond torte - and, of course, lots of cups of tea in delicate china! We had a really good gossip. Then we had a tour of her garden which is beautifully landscaped but looks like a lot of work! 

   After all these treats I didn't feel like a big meal so defrosted some shrimp and did a stir fry. It was very tasty. Another bowl of raspberries from the garden for dessert. Now a quiet night in front of the TV.

Three Days of Catch Up

   Finally able to post! I need a new blog spot - this one was unavailable for the last two days so now I have some catching up to do, not to mention still not able to post photos.

   Tuesday was a lovely day, tennis in the morning and the grandkids came over for lunch and a swim. In the evening I went to the Aviva Centre for the Rogers Cup Orientation meeting. Sandy supplied dinner - chicken souvlaki, rice and roasted veggies. Wednesday was also nice but a bit cooler and some rain in the afternoon. My usual day at the Senior`s Centre. First I watched the men`s quarter finals at Wimbledon - all the big four are out except Roger Federer, including the Canadian!

   Today was quite cool, started at 21C but dropped to mid-teens by the afternoon, intermittent rain for most of the day. Susan came over in the morning to pick up her package from the orientation meeting and stayed for coffee and to watch the ladies semi-final match with me. Then in the afternoon I had to present the financial report at the annual meeting of my Scarborough dance group - only three of us there so it was quite casual - no pressure!

   Hope the weather tomorrow is nicer. It has been an unusual summer but at least we have been able to keep the hydro costs low with no need to use the air conditioner. Picked the first batch of raspberries today and there are still lots to come. I will eat most of them but freeze some for jam later.

Keeping Busy

   Not much going on today - watching tennis in the morning (still one Canadian in the mix), bridge at noon (terrible cards although Wendy and I did win one contract) and all my e-mails read and answered. I walked there and back to the senior`s centre this afternoon but that is all the exercise I have had since last week, other than gardening.

   I had a few busy hours in the kitchen this afternoon making sausage rolls for tomorrow`s pot luck at the tennis club, cauliflower soup for when the grandkids come for lunch tomorrow and my favourite Tuscan chicken dish for dinner. Now all that remains is to clean up the kitchen!