Yesterday was cloudy and humid. The high was 31C (humidex 38C). This morning it is hazy and 19C. Today is supposed to be a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 30C (humidex 36C). We could have showers tonight. Hopefully this is the end of the heat warning we are under.
Lifestyle
I spent most of the morning trying to get the blood pressure app on my phone to pair with the machine. I know it worked on my old phone. This phone would not pair with yesterday's readings. I googled and googled and finally found out that I needed to remove the machine from my old phone. I did that and it still didn't work. In desperation, I removed the machine from the new phone and reloaded it. It worked perfectly after that. Nothing in the manual or online said to do that.
When done that trying job, I went over to visit with daughter-in-law and see the painting she did in the in-law suite and to look at the staining done on the fence, deck, and stairs in the back yard. All looks fabulous.
At dinner, I heard sirens coming up our road. I looked out and a fire truck dashed by the house with lights flashing and siren blaring. A couple of minutes later, an ambulance went by. They went into the 55+ community. I thought someone was having severe heat stroke or a heart attack. The ambulance went back out about 20 minutes later and onto the highway to the regional hospital about 20 minutes away. No fire truck.
The fire truck left well over an hour later. I wondered if they went to a house fire was talked about on Facebook. I don't think so as there is no direct way to it from our area. Two separate incidents.
The wild fire near Halifax is smaller than the day before and ground crews are hopeful they will get it contained today. The foggy damp weather they had yesterday was helpful. Another fire broke out down the valley from us and people are under evacuation alert at this time. According to our premier, there were 17 fires reported yesterday. I am sure some were from lightening strikes down the valley as they had some activity down there.
Sewing
I spent the afternoon sewing. At first I wasn't as I had cooled the basement down to 19C and was shivering. But I got on with it and cut and sewed 9 patches until I had the second runner done.
Knitting
I knit on the foot of the sock last night and got 30 rounds done.
Thoughts
I still have to do a few things to be prepared in case of a fire in our area. So far we have been lucky but that could change in a second. It doesn't have to be someone having an open fire, it could be a spark from pounding a nail or hitting two rocks together. My grass is tinder dry but short. I have nothing near the house which is good. Still not safe from a wild fire coming through our area.
After tonight, our nights will be cooler. I am looking forward to having the windows open and enjoying the cool air. There will be plenty of dew which will put a tiny bit of moisture into the ground.
On a happier note, I am excited that my quilt top will be going to the long arm quilter tomorrow and that the runners are almost done and ready for me to quilt them. A big accomplishment seeings started the quilt July 6 and had to wait for more fabric to finish it. The next quilt will be bigger but the same pattern.
Today
I have a doctor's appointment this morning and when done I want to pick tomatoes and do a bit more cleaning in the storage/maintenance room. This afternoon I will sew on the last runner for my bedroom. Tonight I will knit on the socks.
Until the next time...................................................
No comments:
Post a Comment