Weatherwise anyway. This has to be the worst summer in my memory. Even when the sun did shine, the wind was cold. Sunday night was bitterly cold. I was in woolly socks and a dressing gown. At 4.30 pm yesterday it was so dark, from black clouds hanging overhead, that I was tempted to put a light on.
I spent most of Saturday playing Sims 2. I didn’t feel motivated to do anything else. The weather wasn’t great. Sunday was cold and wet in the afternoon. I should have mowed the lawn that morning but was busy trying to get rid of more stuff (a tedious process) and then we went grocery shopping. By the time we came home, the downpours were well and truly set in.
Yesterday morning the sun was shining brightly, unexpectedly as the forecast was for more rain. H made some oaty pancakes with yoghurt and stewed apple with maple syrup. Yum! I headed to Shannon and did some (mostly) window shopping with a workmate. We bought a couple of items of jewellery each and then headed out to Foxton for a ‘ladies’ luncheon’ at another workmate’s place. It was nice in the sun but the wind made it rather cold at times. Lovely limoncello to accompany some pre-lunch snacks. Great company and wonderful fajitas with plenty of avocado and coriander leaves (I LOVE coriander). I had two, followed by some scrumptious plum sponge cake, bubbles and rather nice decaffeinated coffee. All very enjoyable and civilised.
I headed home to mow the lawns before any forecast rain. I got home to see dark clouds hanging overhead yet again. I hurried out and mowed as much as I could before the lawnmower died on me and refused to restart. I do hate lawnmowers. So now I have a long patch waiting for the next attempt, possibly today if that bloody cloud overhead doesn’t decide to let loose. The forecast today shows a bright sun. The forecasters should have someone look out the window and give more accurate readings. It’s bloody cold too. I’m fed up with this miserable weather. I look forward to summer for what seems like 10 months of the year, and I feel cheated not to get one.
H was busy going through lots of junk on the table which she cleared away. Then she vacuumed, while I finished washing the dishes I’d started in the morning but was running late. The house looks much tidier (except for my and H’s bedrooms which were the receptacles of the stuff on the table).
A friend of H’s with boyfriend arrived for dinner, and to return the trestle table they borrowed for a party last week. H made some very yummy fish curry (I bought some fresh fish on the way home) and her own roti which we had with a very hot mango, lime and chilli chutney. It was a real foody day yesterday. I also had a gin and a couple of bottles of beer (so a bit of an alcohol day too). After dinner we introduced H’s friends to the Settlers of Catan. I won the game but they enjoyed it and, no doubt, will want to play it again at some stage. A lovely day overall.
Back to work today but at least it’s a short week. I’m obviously not feeling motivated, yet again, as I’ve found myself checking the clock every five minutes.
Yay for foodie days! Glad you enjoyed it
I am already planning the next menu in my head lol. So you can see I am not very focused on work either. Ho hum.
The ladies lunch sounds nice.
Know what you mean about work…soooo had Tuesdayitis today (or is that Mondayitis on a Tuesday), meh. I hear we have gone from predictions of a long summer, to predictions of a late one. Hmmmm.