Marguerite
Active Member
G'day, folks.
Just as Punksatawney Phil has declared at least six more weeks of winter, so we in the Southern Hemisphere appear to be just reaching the hottest part of our summer. Sydney escaped from the really bad heat that affected Melbourne and Adelaide a week or so ago but we're heading for it to be bad this weekend. I just managed to get some of my garden watered tonight (I need to get some bucketsful of water onto other areas) but it is so very dry here.
difficult child 3 got on with his schoolwork today moderately well (a bit distracted) although it was very hot. As soon as school hours finished, we headed off for the beach. Very pleasant, even though we had the beach entirely to ourselves for most of the time. This weekend it is likely to be crowded, however. They said it could even reach 45 C (113 F) or higher in the west of Sydney on Sunday, before the cool change comes through. Hopefully it won't get that hot where we are, but forewarned is forearmed - I'll fill some bottles with water, so we'll have something cool to drink. Last time we had such horribly hot weather, the water coming out of the tap was so hot you could have dunked a teabag into it to make a really strong cuppa. I actually measured the drinking water at about 65 C (149 F). Too hot to try to chill off in the fridge!
Tomorrow is my cooking/cleaning day, then we'll probably go to the beach again. But on Friday difficult child 3 has an appointment in the city (university clinic) which means being out and about in the heat, no chance of a swim. Again, forewarned is forearmed; we freeze bottles of water and bring them with us along with some other water bottles. The frozen bottle gets topped up from the other bottles so we always have some drinkable, cool water. Then after difficult child 3'sappointment we'll meet up with husband and all come home together, with any large stuff he needs to being home. He bougt a tool cupboard from someone at work, he will be glad of my large car to fetch it home. It's rather difficult to tuck it under your arm on the train trip!
Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone.
Marg
Just as Punksatawney Phil has declared at least six more weeks of winter, so we in the Southern Hemisphere appear to be just reaching the hottest part of our summer. Sydney escaped from the really bad heat that affected Melbourne and Adelaide a week or so ago but we're heading for it to be bad this weekend. I just managed to get some of my garden watered tonight (I need to get some bucketsful of water onto other areas) but it is so very dry here.
difficult child 3 got on with his schoolwork today moderately well (a bit distracted) although it was very hot. As soon as school hours finished, we headed off for the beach. Very pleasant, even though we had the beach entirely to ourselves for most of the time. This weekend it is likely to be crowded, however. They said it could even reach 45 C (113 F) or higher in the west of Sydney on Sunday, before the cool change comes through. Hopefully it won't get that hot where we are, but forewarned is forearmed - I'll fill some bottles with water, so we'll have something cool to drink. Last time we had such horribly hot weather, the water coming out of the tap was so hot you could have dunked a teabag into it to make a really strong cuppa. I actually measured the drinking water at about 65 C (149 F). Too hot to try to chill off in the fridge!
Tomorrow is my cooking/cleaning day, then we'll probably go to the beach again. But on Friday difficult child 3 has an appointment in the city (university clinic) which means being out and about in the heat, no chance of a swim. Again, forewarned is forearmed; we freeze bottles of water and bring them with us along with some other water bottles. The frozen bottle gets topped up from the other bottles so we always have some drinkable, cool water. Then after difficult child 3'sappointment we'll meet up with husband and all come home together, with any large stuff he needs to being home. He bougt a tool cupboard from someone at work, he will be glad of my large car to fetch it home. It's rather difficult to tuck it under your arm on the train trip!
Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone.
Marg