Warmth

I walked outside to put something in the recycling bin and I felt warmth. It was a nice change from the last week or so when there’s been a chill almost every day. We’re going to have a blast of warmth until later this week with temperatures rising to about 30C, which pretty warm for this time of year.

My sore throat has improved. It seemed almost gone over the weekend but I had a mild relapse where it flared up again. I’m still coughing off and on but it’s not been too bad. The only time it’s really troublesome is while I’m sleeping, which has happened a few times now.  Game Fanatic is no better than before. Just waiting for some reprieve for him.

The grass in the yard is looking awfully long right now so I really want to get out and do some mowing soon. I think it might be still a bit damp to use our electric mower though. Tomorrow or Wednesday will surely be better after there’s dryness and warmth to dry out the areas in shade. I think that’s one of my priorities during the week before we end up with trouble with moths again.

The bottlebrushes are starting to bloom and the tree limbs are getting weighed down by all the flowers. The native hibiscus (purple) is still blooming but nothing has changed on any of the others. (I have taken a few photos which I will post in the next day or so once I remove them from my camera. )

I finished reading Salem’s Lot late last night. It’s interesting that I found it a lot scarier much earlier in the book while it was building up the horror of the situation. Later on I was much more at ease and just read the book. In this case, I’ve never seen the film adaptation of the book. I have this vague recollection of it being a tv mini-series rather than a film but can’t be bothered to check it out. I still have a copy of The Shining to watch but haven’t taken the time for it. I think this might be due to Game Fanatic’s interest in seeing it. I think it may be difficult to pin him down to watch it because he’s not always in the mood for watching a movie. And it’s a long movie so he needs to dedicate the time.

My next book is The Mermaid Chair by Sue Kidd Monk, who wrote The Secret Life of Bees.  I haven’t read the other book and the library didn’t have a copy available, so I decided to give this one a try. It’s probably going to be quite a change after reading a few Stephen King books.