This, That and the Other

    Missed yesterday (I'm trying to blog every day) as there really wasn't anything worth talking about. I did use up some more of the gigantic cauliflower and will be eating it again tonight. And we played tennis in the morning, it was nice and cool for a change. We have decided to go back to a 9:00 a.m. start next week so an extra hour in bed - yippee!

   Today was a slow start - I worked out for an hour (gently!) and had a late breakfast followed by a wallow in the tub. Then off to Bridge with a light packed lunch. More gardening when I got home and a swim after as it was sweaty work. I am trying to clear a bed which has got very overgrown. Here's the progress so far.

    I am hoping to transplant an evergreen shrub there once it is cleared but it is hard slogging! There seems to be a very dense root system down there.

Stocking Up on Books

    The weather has improved today as the wind has changed direction and is no longer blowing from the north. I did very little today aside from pottering around the house (laundry, kitchen tidy-up, etc.), picking up some new library books and cutting the back grass. I needed a swim after that as it was hot, sweaty work. The water was on the cool side but so refreshing!

   I am now well stocked up with reading material (I'm not a very fast reader) so these three books should last me a couple of weeks. I hate to run out of books!

   I can't wait to get into the Kate Morton book as I am sure I will enjoy it. I have read several other novels she has written. This one is set in Australia and the small section I read this afternoon sounds intriguing!

Quite a Turn in the Weather

   It was on the cool side today, just the high teens, and a very strong wind, but we played tennis for a couple of hours anyway. Fortunately, the wind screens on the courts cut down some of the wind. On my way home I stopped in at Metro (the only one near me where the workers are not on strike!) to pick up a few groceries and still had time to do a bit of gardening before lunch. A productive morning.

    The weather continued to be miserable after lunch (it was positively chilly and some rain) so I got to work in the kitchen and made a pot of cauliflower soup, a zucchini loaf and breaded chicken with roasted vegetables for my dinner. Having the oven on really warmed up the kitchen.

    That should be it for zucchinis for this year, I am just relieved I managed to use them up as they appeared. Some seemed to grow to full size overnight! I gave three away but used all the others. There is one small one left that will be fritters in a day or two.

   Watching tennis from Cincinnati on TV this evening and quite a few of the seeds have fallen already. Semis tomorrow and the Finals on Sunday so I have my TV watching all arranged.

RODEO (Retired Old Dames Eating Out)

     An early start at the tennis courts - supposed to be 8:00 a.m. but all four of us were late so we didn't really get started until 8:20. We were done by 10:00 when the next booking started and felt we deserved a rest, then Cathy invited us to her place for a light lunch - hamburgers, bean salad and rhubarb cake with a small glass of wine. I nipped home to change first and have a cooling swim, then grabbed a jar of homemade jam and a bottle of wine as a hostess gift.

    Unfortunately, I forgot my camera but we had a lovely time eating and putting the world to rights. I was the lucky recipient of the leftover bean salad which will be tonight's dinner. I certainly won't need anything else!