It was a wickedly hot weekend here, but nothing like that in southern Ontario. I got a text message from Patti on Saturday telling me it was sickeningly hot there. I even heard on the Guelph radio station, that I was listening to online, that they had opened emergency heat shelters in the city - something I've never seen before in that area. Fortunately for them, they are heading to the camp ground today for a week, so hopefully the weather will cooperate for that.
Tristen had his final baseball game on Saturday morning and I can't believe they had to play in that heat.
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| Tristen with his end of season trophy |
It was a high of 35 with a humidex of 41'. Hopefully it wasn't quite that hot in the morning when they played. It's warm here this morning but seems cooler, a breezy 22' but we may get some rain later and a high of 26' with a humidity reading of 33' but if it gets overcast it may not be quite that high.
Friday after work, I met Lloyd downtown at the liquor store where we bottled a case of wine. We were totally out of white and that just won't do! On our way home we stopped in for a bite to eat at a new place called The Factory. It's a country western themed place with lots of smoked things and ribs, that sort of stuff. It was quite good but then we were sitting outside on a patio with a cold beer so really, anything would have been fine!
After we got home, we went over to Five Houses Road to weed the garden. Once again I forgot to take the camera. Some things are doing not too badly. I may have some tomatoes by the end of the month and we have lettuce, and onions and beets. The peas are also doing not too badly and we picked enough to have a little taste, although some were getting too big. We also found 3 small cucumbers. They are meant to be mini ones so they were quite short and fat but they were pretty tasty anyway.
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| Fresh peas - yum! |
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| They're a little misshapen but they were pretty tasty |
Saturday after work, I just puttered around the place, as Lloyd was cleaning out the shed. He had plans to meet the guys over at Richards in the evening for a bonfire so Brenda invited me over for a glass of wine on Saturday evening. We had the great pleasure of being the first to sit out on their new patio/piazza whatever you'd like to call it. The guys finished it and it's a thing of beauty, complete with walkway out to the cars. The big rocks were Brenda's mother's day present and they look mighty fine. I have a photo on my phone but no emailed ones. I'll post that when she sends it to me (hint, hint!)
Sunday was again sunny and warm. The guys went for a bike ride and then the rest of us met them at Peake's Tee for breakfast. It took a while because they were swamped, but eventually we got fed. It was a lovely visit with Brenda and Bernie's company. We took the scenic route back home and they dropped me off. Lloyd was already home. We decided to head into town to pick up some containers Lloyd was needing for his sorting in the garage, then down to Victoria Park for some ice cream and a lengthy sit on a park bench. A lovely way to spend a warm afternoon. On our way home, we dropped off some invitations to our upcoming BBQ and Corn Roast. So far it's looking good for attendance. I picked up a bunch of stuff for it on Saturday afternoon on my way home from work - plates, cutlery, napkins, that sort of thing. If we're not careful, this could turn into a party!
We had something light to eat when we got home and enjoyed watching the hummingbirds that frequent the feeder outside our front window. They are such a joy to watch.
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| The view outside our kitchen window |
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