I’ve been keeping busy, very, very busy, keeping my speed up to that I can leap over chasms. My days are mostly pleasant. We have had rain! It rained yesterday morning, which prevented me from taking my walk as early as I had planned. By the time the rain stopped and I stepped outside, it… Continue reading Scarlet Runner Beans
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Cloudless Blue Sky
I know when the skies will cloud over. The Perseid meteor shower is due to arrive between August 11th and 12th, when humans would love to gaze into the sky and enjoy the show. I predict that we will have total cloud cover on August 11th and 12th, and no rain. It seems to be… Continue reading Cloudless Blue Sky
Quiet
Really, I cannot adequately describe how overwhelmingly tiresome it is to live in a house that is for sale! We have had people going through our home several times a week for months, another comes through on Friday. Our home has been inspected, poked, and prodded. I have to leave to sit in the park… Continue reading Quiet
Go To Your Room
8:00 a.m. It is 8:00 a.m. and the humidex is already 35C. I closed the house up about an hour ago, as it was becoming warmer outside than inside. The nausea was returning, so I retreated to the bedroom, where the little air conditioner in the window keeps the temperature below 25C, and the humidity… Continue reading Go To Your Room
Heat And Nothing But
The weather forecast predicts cooler weather on the way by the weekend! This morning, despite fans bringing the cooler air into the house, we were unable to lower the internal temperature below 80. The longer a heat wave lasts, the less effective are our strategies to keep the house cool. Although I had a good… Continue reading Heat And Nothing But