Today was overcast. The weather on my phone told me it was raining when it wasn't. One weather forecast said the UV was high and one said it was low so difficult to know what to believe.
Some stores are closed today and some have different hours. Food Basics opened at 10 and I was there around noon and it wasn't too busy.
I have laundry out even if there isn't too much sun, there seems to be a good breeze.
We have been going through a heat warning (that is supposed to be over tomorrow) and it has made it difficult to know what to wear.
Yesterday I had planned to wear a lovely blue dress that my mother had hemmed for me but it had shapewear inside it and that made it too hot, so I wore my favorite Halara dress- it is an orange colour and I would have bought it in more colours but they never made any others.
After work Kim and I went to visit Pat on the ward. She wanted to go for a walk so we went for a very short one (just around one block) and then chatted for a bit. Kim is hoping to take her out gardening tomorrow.
Today I thought I would give my new "joggers" - really a cross between pants and leggings- a try as it seemed a very thin material. However, this was deceptively incorrect. I walked to food basics and they were too hot. They were fine for indoor with the air conditioning. For hot days I will need to stick with skorts or some leggings that I have with some pattered holes that act as vents.
I am finding it cooler tonight and have my window open.
Sunday morning there was a storm for many hours so I didn't have much sleep going into Church.
Ebe had fixed our software issues so everything went well technically. I did have a nap after Church though to try to catch up on some sleep.
Today I wore my new Halara skirt with shorts which worked well for biking. In the picture the skirt looks pretty short but it is actually almost to my knees as the people in the pictures must be giants.
I am also in the process of switching insurance for the house and there was a list of liabilities that I assume would bring increased charges. Luckily, we don't have any of the listed liabilities which included:
Today I did 3 loads of laundry and they all hung outside as it was a good laundry drying day. Also 2 loads of dishes, vacuuming, ironing, etc.
I went to Loblaws. I saw Peter from Church. He lives in assisted living space so I'm not sure how much he gets out but he recognized me right away so that was nice.
I walked by the area that the motorcyclist died on June 7 and there was a nice memorial there. There hasn't been anything in the news about who he was.
Also today did some work on the Rustle finances and downloaded the software to run the service tomorrow as our Church computer has been acting up. Hoping to see Kim after Church tomorrow.
This week we had exams at 2pm and 7pm every day so it was a long week! They all went pretty well.
There is a baby bunny who occasionally visits the backyard. It doesn't seem to mind me too much while I hang laundry.
James has a soccer tournament tomorrow so we are getting up early!
The weather forecast for tomorrow is listed as "delightful", so that sounds good.
This week I need to deal with timetable issues, online exams and hiring TAs for September.
Today I still need to deal with Rustle finances and laundry.
Yesterday, Kim and I went to visit Patricia in Extendicare. The staff was really nice and we had a good time catching up.
The wind has been blowing- seeming to be quite strong as it did impede my biking at times.
I have been working on a project to change the drawing software which is taking up a lot of my time.
Amy said that the incoming students had matriculated in the system but I can't pull them out yet. It is pretty early for them to be matriculated so I was surprised, but then I guess nothing is really different.
I went to a Zoom session today that Queen's put on about the 10 year anniversary of the 94 recommendations from the truth and reconciliation commission.
I didn't get much sleep last night but today was Pentecost Sunday so I was on the prayer team. We had a lot of people with some really hard situations that needed prayer.
Then in the afternoon I mowed the lawn and had to clean the mower as so much grass had stuck inside it and started decomposing.
Then did laundry, dishes, made some meals.
Now James is out for a walk and I will try to sleep!
Oriental Peony yesterday
Oriental Peony today
The weather is warming though was overcast most of the day. Tomorrow I am working on wrapping up the timetabling. Hopefully it is not raining so I can bike!
This morning there was a fresh breeze so I hung laundry out and it turned out to be a very nice day. I also hung laundry yesterday.
The Oriental Peony was even more brilliant today
Yesterday, James wanted a particular extension cord for his rearranged room and we found it on Canadian Tire and I purchased it online for pickup. That was a fun experience as I needed to go into the "locker" pickup room. Then I had to put in the code and the locker popped open. A lady was there to help me maybe only because the store is so new. I think the idea is that it is a self serve station. A learning experience.
After that I went to Loblaws that they are renovating and they had all new self checkouts. Instead of 6 they now had about 12 but there was some error in all of them that you needed the attendant to come over to do something to the computer in order to allow you to pay, so that was also different. I'm guessing it was a glitch in the new technology.
The Oriental Peony normally blooms in May but it bloomed yesterday instead- as soon as it seemed almost nice!
Yesterday:
Today! There are still some that have not flowered yet.
James got an idea to rearrange his room and so after I finished interviews I have been busy cleaning while he moves furniture around. Luckily I superglued the vacuum together (a piece had broken off) so it is up to the task of all the cleaning!
I guess it is fitting that the last day of May is as rainy and grey as the rest of it. The oriental peony that last year bloomed a week or so ago does have buds and yesterday it looked like one was about ready to open. It may have changed its mind when it saw the weather today!
This week we got to celebrate my mother's birthday and interview season has begun, this means lots of evenings working!
Hope that you have a wonderful sunny day to celebrate. However the forecast may call for snow. Haha.
Yesterday was all rain (and cold) all the time so I wore another long sleeve Halara dress. This was the dark blue (patriot blue) Breezeful dress. While I am not a big fan of the breezeful fabric as it is a bit crepe-y, it does dry quickly so an advantage on rainy days. The heating is off in my building as it is supposed to be warm outside.
Today I managed to get some walks in during patches of sun so picked up some groceries and went to the dollar store. If the dollar store there were some teenagers that were running around the store acting a bit like hooligans. I wondered if they had store security, but I did not hear them called.
When I was on the back porch cleaning James' soccer cleats, it sounded like there was a dog fight about a street away. It sounded very intense.
