A VERY hot day.   My thermometer showed 104.  With the heat index, I don't even want to think about it.   My Vita wants to do her big business on our walks but even she is not happy with the heat.   Bart tells me that if I wait long enough she will go.    I suppose so, but I am such a patsy to those I love, even critters.

My garage still has its stream of water.   At this point it is edging towards the street.   I have contacted everyone involved in its resolution but, of course, won't get results until Monday or Tuesday.

I guess I should not tell you my problems but as my boys say.   " I talk to everybody and I tell them everything."    And this IS a quote.

Hope you are all well and avoiding the worst of the heat.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Haiku    (Not very lyrical but true)

We are blessed
To have air conditioning
In our world today


Tee Hee

Busy couple of days.    I saw my arthritis doctor yesterday and am maintaining well enough that I don't have to see him for 6 months.   Yea.

The water was still seeping into my garage and laundry room, I had American Shield send Shields Plumbing come out again.     We think the problem is solved, will know tomorrow if the floor is dry or at least not flowing with water in the morning.     Then I have to figure out how to get everything dried out so I don't get mildew or mold between the walls.    Ich.    Will it never end.


We are heading into a really hot spell.   Is supposed to hit 107 tomorrow.   Today turned out quite OK because of the light rain we had at about noon.     A welcome rain but of course we wish it had been a bit more.  

Bart came over this afternoon to check things out for me and just to visit too.    I am always so glad to have someone in the house to talk to.     He is much like his step father and to think of it his bio-dad, as he often refers to him, an not TOO much of a talker, but he does like to share things and I am so blessed to have him here.   Of course, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him.:)

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Cinquan

Each day
Is a blessing
Sunshine, or rain, or clouds
Safe with a home to shelter in
Content.

Today was as cool as it is going to be for the next week, at least.    And it was HOT and MUGGY.   Not looking forward to triple digits, they say 105.     OUCH.

I was quite busy today.     I had to go to the bank and the grocery store and to my wine store.    Then I wrote a newsletter for my Lawton Celtic Group because we are going to meet on July 17th after a four month hiatus.     Sure will be glad to see those that come.    We are going to a hotel and will work on social distancing and wearing masks.  But I am sick of just existing.

Tomorrow I have a doctor appointment with Dr. Simon, my arthritis specialist.    Then in the afternoon, Shields Plumbing will come to see why water is running down my garage.    EEEWWW

Til tomorrow
Dia Dhuit
Mary

What a day.     Kerry came to clean the house this morning and Dan and Han came to mow my lawn this afternoon.
Then at about 4PM American Shield sent an Air conditioning person to check my system as we thought that the air conditioner was leaking into the garage.    He told me that the drain from the house to the main is clogged and that I need a plumber.     The company offered to change the order to American Shield from Air to Plumbing.     So I let them.

I will cope with it tomorrow if I don't hear anything:)    Sufficient unto the day.

Today is the coolest day projected for a week.     Tomorrow is not too bad , then it is going to jump into the mid 100s.   Yikes.     So blessed to have an air conditioned home.

Dia Dhuit
Mary






Haiku

I dreamed of a world
Comfortably so in love
With just being with.

The weather men said that it was cooler today.    I couldn't tell.    I still got all sweaty when I took my Vita for her walks.    I still do my walks because I know it is good for me and for my Vita girl.

Bart came over to look at a problem I have this afternoon and then we visited so I was not home alone all day.

Tomorrow I have my house cleaner, my lawn mower and someone to look at my air conditioner all coming the same day.     Don't know how I got so lucky.

Dia dhuit
Mary

Haiku
From Wisconsin

Overhead I heard
The sound of the Sandhill cranes
Hauntingly lovely

The 4th of July was really nice for me.   Adam and Alexia  invited me to their home for a 4th of July celebration.   I decided to go hoping that they invited people that were likely to be SAFE,    I think they were.    Family and very close friends of Adam and Lexie.    We had hot dogs for our meal, starting at 7:30 and fireworks to die for until at least 9:30PM        What a wonderful way to celebrate our countries Independence Day.

I am feeling pretty good.   I am getting things done around the house.   Have my planters cleared and planted (there are even very small tomatoes on some of my tomato plants) and cleaning my garage which is a mess and has leaking from the air conditioner.   I even called American Shield to get the air conditioner checked.

My Vita was terrified of the fireworks.     Then I left her.   Am I  a bad MaMa or what?   When I got home last night she refused to go outside to go to the bathroom.    My neighbors were coming home at about the same time I did and were laughing their heads off as I tried to get her to walk.    She just dragged me back to the house.     So,  can you believe, that girl went almost 18 hours without urinating because she was afraid to go outside and "good girls don't potty in the house."

Finally I took her out at 8ish in the morning and literally dragged her halfway down the block and she finally realized that there was no more fireworks.    Poor baby.    Well she has a year before she has to do this again.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Haiku

Planting feeds the soul.
Being a part of creation
Is simple as that.