The weather was crazy again with 89 for the high on Monday, 80's on a few other days and finally a storm that dropped the temps to more normal spring highs. Between hunkering down in the house to avoid the ridiculous heat and the crews coming almost every day to do work in the yard, I wasn't outside much.
I did some baking for the crews - banana bread one day, which one guy seemed to love, and chocolate chip cookies another day which no one ate. What? I gave them to the contractor when he stopped by at the end of the day.
Anne and I booked another river cruise trip for the fall, enticed by a free airfare deal. It was still pretty pricey so we've sworn off booking ahead and will look for last minute cheap trips going forward. This trip is mostly in Germany, which Anne has never been to. It'll be wonderful, I'm sure.
I went to a Emeriti/Retirees lunch on Tuesday and then went to Helen's to hang out. There was much laughter while we crafted, as usual, and this time I left earlier so I wasn't rushing to get to the library board meeting that night.
I had lab work and an appointment with my oncologist on Friday morning and so scheduled lunch with Dodie. I was hankering for a burger so we went to Ollie and Hobbes, which had a wonderful mini meal feature that had a small burger (who needs 6-8 ounces, which seems to be the norm here), fries and a drink for $9.50. It was delish and we chatted a long time after we finished. I then went to my friend Becky's for tea before I dropped some yarn at Stuff and picked up some groceries before heading home for the weekend.
The best thing about the weekend is no one would be working in my yard. Having to be dressed and presentable early every morning was getting old. Having a lovely morning sitting in my nightie on Saturday felt great. I did go to spinning Saturday afternoon but didn't make any other stops before heading back home. I was gifted a dozen eggs, which I didn't really need so boiled some up when I got home. But the best part of the weekend was putting my clothesline back up on Sunday and doing 3 loads of laundry, hanging most of it out. Otherwise I did some streaming and knitting, working on WIP (works in progress) socks since I'd finished these Keukenhof Gardens socks on Thursday. Can you see the tulips in the lace? I also made a cozy meal of chuck roast with tons of mushrooms, parsnips and carrots plus mashed potatoes and gravy. Good thing it was yummy because I'd be eating it several more times.
I have high hopes that the outside work will be done soon so I can get back to real life, which will include not getting dressed first thing in the mornings and being able to work outside in my yard without dodging work crews. I'm ready to get back to my normal life - the life of a retiree that is. : )
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