68 degrees, 7mph wind

so it was nice out cleaning up the back yard earlier this morning.....trimmed along the foundation, trimmed some bushes, cut the grass, and took some yard debris out to the curb for pick-up.....and right now there's plenty of breeze coming in through the living room windows.....the afternoon temp should be only 3 degrees above normal, instead of the 10 degrees it's been in this heat wave.....and Wednesday it might rain.....used the last egg in the carton this morning, and I need bread and butter too, and orange juice, more apples.....so I should make a list for tomorrow morning's shopping.....I've still got that red beans and rice dish to make, maybe I'll do that today....the cold white zinfandel would be good with something spicy like that.....still watching old British comedy series and bizarre old movies in the evening.....and the news from France 24.....

got the front yard done

went out around 8 when it was still fairly cool and ran the trimmer and the mower......but I didn't do the back yet, maybe tomorrow.....after supper yesterday some rain came through and cooled things off nicely for the evening.....I had a pork chop, slaw, mac-and-cheese......in this morning's paper I read where the lady around the corner passed away Saturday.....says she was 78.....she would be out doing things in her yard until maybe six months ago I think.....and then you could see the visiting nurse and meals-on-wheels coming by.....it's a house I walk by every day on my way to the park....some wind from the north today, and the barometer was falling last time I looked, so we might be in for another cooling bit of rain this afternoon too......

french toast and sausage

for Sunday breakfast.....pleasant enough weather in the morning, mid-90's called for again late afternoon.....60% chance of thunderstorms afternoon and evening.....last night the storms missed Clinton again, just rumbling around the edges in the dark .....distant flashes.....I just had breakfast for supper Saturday, didn't feel like fixing a big meal.....so I had an egg scrambled with sausage and salsa on top of a piece of buttered toast......probably will dip into the salsa jar at lunch today too, make another bean-salsa-cheese tostado ......I forget what brand the salsa is....it was the cheapest thing on the shelf at the store, but it's actually perfectly decent stuff......

muggy saturday morning

but only in the 70's for the walking.....the new walking sandals work very well....good arch support and heel cushion.....both things that relate to the iffy left knee, as well as to back and foot comfort.....the clever design does not rub anywhere, and there is some friction to the surface where the foot hits sandal, so they don't slip around at all either.....so I could get a decent stride going around the park, and came back and took a cool shower.....got out a clean white tee shirt.....blasted my self with the bedroom ceiling fan on high to help dry off....that works.....it's the little things in life.....the details......I'll probably watch Saturday afternoon baseball again on Fox....one baseball game a week is plenty.....the weeds need attention again, and I'm hoping that Monday morning will be cloudy, per the predictions.....so I can cut grass that day.....I was sitting out on the porch fairly late last night, around 11.....and there were a couple of other neighbors out on their porches too.....enjoying the night air, watching the fireflys, the lightning to the East......

Ozark Trail hiking sandals

after my walking this morning, I decided that my old sandals were just plain worn out....so one thing I got at Wal*Mart was a pair of 12 buck walking sandals.....the only description offered on the tag was "functional"......they seem sturdy enough, and are comfortable.....my old pair lasted 4 years I think, it's what I wear pretty much all Summer long, the sandals.....I also got a 5 litre box of Almaden White Zinfandel, which is chilling right now.....2 bucks cheaper than at my usual grocery store......so some cold white zin with a chicken tostada for supper I guess.....no mail today, but yesterday I did get a Guitar Player.......

storms missed here

last night.....but it says in the paper that lots of people had their power knocked out around Greenville......I heard some thunder sitting out on the porch late, but that was it for Clinton.....the ozone warning has gone from "moderate" to "unhealthy".....but I didn't notice anything walking around the park a little while ago......nothing like smog in Riverside or whatever.....hazy and breezy right now......I might ride over by Laurens or something, just to get out for a while today.....the microwave tostada worked well for lunch yesterday.....today I'll do grilled swiss on wheat with a sausage patty, and chips......maybe I'll go by Wal*Mart while I'm out and see if they have any bargains on white wine, something to put in the fridge in this hot weather.....sometime before July 3rd I've got to remember to go in and pay the homeowner's insurance.....7/3/08 was when I closed on this property......

park walk

can be largely in the shade early enough in the morning....it's just the last block back to the house where the sun is in your face and there's only one shady magnolia ......so I'm done going out for the day, until the sun starts going down.....got some breeze coming in the living room, got some things in the washer.....can make a frijole and cheese and salsa tostado for lunch today, maybe with an icy gin and tonic.....even have some lime.....and then supper looks like a pork chop with a biscuit and gravy, and use up the chili beans as the other side? why not.....yesterday by supper time the AC was running, will probably be like that today too, in the 90's by 3 pm.....moderate ozone in the Upstate lately, which is unusual.....this lingering high pressure area is unusual this particular time of the year......