House update and weather report: Tuesday

My aunt reports:

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Did not go up to the cottage -- inertia got the better of me. I went over to John and Helen's after work and ate dinner (roast chicken with spinach rice vermicelli and peas) and Jen and I watched Foyle's War. Jen and Tilde drove me home in the nice air-conditioned car, and Tilde got very anxious (as she does) when I got out. We promised her she'd see me again.

Spent about 20 minutes searching for fans in the house and could not find any (except the ceiling fan in my parents' room, which I'm always afraid will decapitate me). This is not to say there ARE none, just that my parents' house is so full of stuff that it's impossible to find anything. One day my house will contain NO EXTRANEOUS STUFF. I swear it. But I did get a lot of windows open, and I drank a lot of water and spritzed myself regularly with water (thanks dancinghorse!) (actually it was Eau Roma Water, same general idea, but smelling of roses) and read the first novella in The Queen In Winter (thinking it over, not wild about it -- not enough internal logic, tiresome henchman exposits way too much, obstacles vanish as if by magic and then everything works out happily -- but have hopes of the others) and then half of Mr. Popper's Penguins when I still couldn't sleep.

Lunch review

PC Chinese Cashew Chicken

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hmm!

As it says, very timely idea: Recycling waste energy

Sounds like a very smart idea too.

House update: Wednesday

My aunt reports:

Today for lunch, Jen, John and I had barbequed back bacon sandwiches, eh. Deja vu all over again. I remember last summer in the hot sun over a hot barbeque grilling back bacon sandwiches for us guys, Dan and Dave. Happy Birthday, Dan.

Today, John and Jen went to Rona and bought halogen lights and bulbs, grates for heating ducts, circuit breakers, tile grout and sealer, and fire door closers*.

Jen has label maker** and is travelling to label circuits. John will cut tile.

The House is cooler than here.*** Probably only a minor relief because, as Jen said, the weather is now 'Biblical.'
Cheers, Helen

*Odd -- I was sure we didn't need those.
**I gave it to her for her birthday last year. This probably tells you a lot about the two of us.
***Yay, expensive spray foam insulation!