company

 It’s another one of those long, hot summer days that makes me limp in a ‘peaceful easy feeling’ sort of way. The mercury climbed into the mid 30s with the humidity in the air feeling like a caress. It’s the sort of day that brings to mind lazy days of my youth when summer seemed to last forever. It’s the sort of day that would be hell if you lived in the city with no air conditioning and no pool.

Yesterday was much the same but instead of being limp, we were invigorated by company. Tina and Bruce arrived mid afternoon… we quickly said our hellos, unloaded their cooler into the fridge and freezer, donned our bathing suits, then floated under the blazing sun for ages. Fingers and toes were pruned by the time we climbed out. Time for a cold drink and a few snacks on the deck under the awesome sunshade.

I love our deck!!!

We sat for ages talking about everything and nothing until the cool waters beckoned again. After that it was time to start sorting out supper (Bruce’s Greek chicken, our ribs, roasted potatoes & arugula, and of course smashed Asian cucumber salad). No onomous cumulonimbus clouds marred the perfect afternoon and evening. Of course, after we had our feast we had to redunk ourselves. It was bloody hot, even in the early evening. 

The first mosquito showed up around 9pm, driving us inside, and finally, not too much later, to bed. We are getting old!

“Dancin' in the moonlight

Everybody's feelin' warm and bright

It's such a fine and natural sight

Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight” -Toploader

This morning we were all up early - Tina & Bruce did yoga on the back deck while I wrangled the dogs in the backyard… (but gosh, that looks like a nice way to wake up!). I dunked in the pool quickly then went in to take care of coffee and breakfast. Back out on the deck, we lingered over coffee, eggbites, and blueberry cake until the pool called to us again.

Heaven, bliss, paradise, company… it was a marvellous 24 hours!

The rest of the afternoon, after sending them on their way,  we spent reading in our outside haven, a slight breeze ruffling the leaves on the trees, an accompaniment to the music that has been pouring out my speaker since yesterday. It’s a short distance over scorching decking to the pool and I made the trek several times. But I have to balance being in the sun with being in the shade away from the high UV…

I feel greedy for the heat - I need to get my fill now to carry me through a long winter (but who wants to think of the dreaded ‘W’ word just yet).

Awesome!

“company”

“our deck!”

“scale hitting another low”

“picking a huge bowl of arugula to mix with roasted potatoes”

“spicy, garlicky cucumbers”