I love it. I enjoy waking up and not feeling like I can’t face the outside of my bed because it is too cold. I love the brightness of a clear blue sky. I love swimming in cool water on a warm day. I love a cold drink after a hot day. I love wearing light clothes. I feel energised by the warmth. I feel happy and alive. I feel blessed thaqt I have places to swim and the energy to swim in them. I am lucky I have air conditioning if I need it.
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Tom and his friends wanted to go to the beach this afternoon. I have pleaded with them not to go because I am worried about the fires. It’s ok for me to say that because I’ve spent the morning swimming in my friends pool. He just called me and said “Don’t worry mum, we pretty much can’t leave town.” Apparently every direction to the beach is road blocked. I am relieved they can’t, but it has never been this bad before and that’s a worry.
As much as I love warm weather I can hear helicopters and see close smoke in some directions. It’s a bit extreme and windy. Last time I checked it was 45 in the shade outside. So many of our students live in the areas that are under threat from fires. I hope they are all ok.
I’ve been cranky the last couple of days. I am looking forward to the full moon/eclipse coming and going and hoping it will take my crankiness with it.
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It’s still very warm here. There is smoke hanging in the air and I hope the people out in Mirboo Nth, Yinnar, Boolarra and surrounds are doing ok. It is eerie when it is hot and smokey like this. After swimming today Rhonda and I went down for a lemon tart and the streets were deserted.
My cousin got married this afternoon and I went to watch her enter the church on my uncles arm. She looked beautiful. I hope the high ceilings in the church made it cooler in there.
I’ve spent the afternoon reading the second in the Twilight series in the air conditioned room. They are thick books. I have nearly finished it though. I have been sleeping weird hours. Having a nap after school and then waking during the night and doing bits of stuff in the cooler more reasonable temperature.
I am not getting much done. The students will return to school on Monday and I don’t feel nearly organised enough. If it is this warm still though, I don’t imagine I’ll be able to do much with them. I say if, because despite the weather forecasts I am still hoping that all the ants around, means that rain will come and make the crackling environment a little kinder for the kids starting back. Hope is free!
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It’s annoying to be back at school when it is this warm. I like the heat, but sitting in meetings, crowded rooms of hot air at the best of times… is no way to spend days like these. We have very few air conditioned rooms at our school. I’m not all grumbles though because whilst the students are not here Rhonda and I have gone to her pool for a swim at lunchtime. Tonight I went after school as well. I am very lucky. It was bliss to spend an hour in the middle of the day floating in cool water.
I found the Pomegranate juice in the supermarket tonight. It was in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway. I was looking in the wrong places!
One of our teachers got a call from home to say they were being evacuated because of the fires. I hope they are all ok. I can’t imagine how hot it would be for all the firefighters. Thank goodness for them. Makes me doubly grateful for my air conditioning and the swimming pools I get to enjoy.
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Today has been very busy. I’ve caught up with my second cousin, Laurie, at my Auntie’s passing through on his way to Tasmania. I haven’t seen him since my grandfathers funeral last year and that was a blur. I visited Andy’s sister… who is also heading to Tassie and I dropped some stuff off for her to take to him. I enjoyed her gorgeous son, who is less than a year old. He was such a contented baby and it was peaceful to hang out with them.
I went to Wilma’s for a swim in her pool… and to spend time with her. It was blissful swimming the afternoon away. I took this photo when I got out with wrinkly fingertips after soaking too long. I checked out my beautiful spare room there, that I intend to spend plenty of time in. We had a lovely steak and salad barbie, which was tasty, due to the swim induced hunger I reckon. I love spending time with her. Old friends are great are they not?
I had to come home tonight cause Tom is going to Pyramid Rock thingy and I wanted to see him before he goes. I don’t know why he can’t just stay home and watch TV on New Years Eve, would be less stressful for me!
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