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Well yes, that humidex was certainly hot, largely because of the blazing sun that we haven't had to contend with for a few weeks. I mean, I'll take it over smoke any day, but the smoke certainly made a difference to the temps. On the plus paw, a midday wash dried in short order on the line; on the minus, once again did not get out to the library to return holds, nor did I bag up the vines in the back yard. Now that dusk approaches and it's slightly cooler I could, but dusk also brings the mosquitoes out so here I am, indoors still.
Across the street neighbour with the strollers had a wading pool out front and the hose on and his two kids cooling off. So now I know they have two kids, which I was never certain of: a preschool boy, maybe rising four, and a toddler girl of 18 months or so. Front yard because the back faces the burning west, and my guess is it lacks any sort of shade tree. The Sicilian influence is still strong in this 'hood: trees are supposed to earn their keep and anyway, grape vines are better. Though I observe that NND's tulip tree is now a proper tree after four years of being a spindly twig, so Strollers could well plant a tree of their own.
Also Inventing the Renaissance suddenly appears in transit, a good four weeks before I could reasonably expect it, and that will probably knock Terra Nostra on the head while I beaver through it, because of the umpty many other people who have it on hold. Of course, could be that it's just too heavy a book for the dog days and that's why I have it so early.
And of course there's still Return to Dragon Mountain to finish, even if Zhang Dai begins to wear on me. Also sent me haring down the side path of Tao Yuanming whom I hadn't heard of in spite of him being evidently so famous. I mean, I may have, because Home Again and its lack of carriages in front of the house rings bells, except I think I'm thinking of somebody else referencing him, even if I can't remember who.
The weekend did see me finally putting books out on the front sidewalk. Saturday Whoever only took two of the art books, but when I put them and a whole bunch of others out front again, Whoever took them all and, more importantly, left me the box they were in. Which is not always the case, even if I also provide bags (cloth, from Walmart, copped from someone else's front yard freebie) to facilitate carrying away.
Across the street neighbour with the strollers had a wading pool out front and the hose on and his two kids cooling off. So now I know they have two kids, which I was never certain of: a preschool boy, maybe rising four, and a toddler girl of 18 months or so. Front yard because the back faces the burning west, and my guess is it lacks any sort of shade tree. The Sicilian influence is still strong in this 'hood: trees are supposed to earn their keep and anyway, grape vines are better. Though I observe that NND's tulip tree is now a proper tree after four years of being a spindly twig, so Strollers could well plant a tree of their own.
Also Inventing the Renaissance suddenly appears in transit, a good four weeks before I could reasonably expect it, and that will probably knock Terra Nostra on the head while I beaver through it, because of the umpty many other people who have it on hold. Of course, could be that it's just too heavy a book for the dog days and that's why I have it so early.
And of course there's still Return to Dragon Mountain to finish, even if Zhang Dai begins to wear on me. Also sent me haring down the side path of Tao Yuanming whom I hadn't heard of in spite of him being evidently so famous. I mean, I may have, because Home Again and its lack of carriages in front of the house rings bells, except I think I'm thinking of somebody else referencing him, even if I can't remember who.
The weekend did see me finally putting books out on the front sidewalk. Saturday Whoever only took two of the art books, but when I put them and a whole bunch of others out front again, Whoever took them all and, more importantly, left me the box they were in. Which is not always the case, even if I also provide bags (cloth, from Walmart, copped from someone else's front yard freebie) to facilitate carrying away.