Good morning Fedi friends. Very warm & humid out, I may as well be in QLD 😬. It’s 22c this morning & 85% humidity, it’s getting up to 30c today & with rain still around will remain yuk & humid. The storm yesterday evening was very mild in comparison to Sunday & caused no issue, just a good light show in the early evening & thankfully no flooding. In fact it seems to have cleaned up a few areas around my place a little 🙂. Happy for that.
Slept much better last night, my head is in a better space still a little rattled & fuzzy brained & just a little overwhelmed but bit by bit I’m working through it. Yoga based balance class is on the agenda this morning to help me deal with the day.
I’ll be taking a number of items to the op shop & have decided to get rid of a lovely deck chair I have stored in the garage & rarely use. I like it, but no point if I don’t use it. So I’ll add that to the load already in the car. Plus a couple of wooden planter boxes I was given, never used because nothing fitted in them. I do like clean outs. Then off to Bunnings. I have a hanging flyscreen on the door from the laundry to the garage & it’s become quite damaged over the years & I’m replacing it & I also need some hooks to hang the new one. As the door is wider than average, I need to think outside the box a bit.
Hope everyone has a happy #Wednesday, stay cool & dry out there 🌻. #Weather #StormCleanUp #AussieSummer

Good morning Fedi friend. Awake early again, a very humid night & 21c when I got up at 6am, heading to a warm 31c.
I wasn’t planning on taking the dogs for a walk today after all the rain yesterday. Changed my mind though (my prerogative 😁) & was dressed & out of the door before 6.30am & it was still dark, cloudy & muggy. The walk was good though, if a bit damp & in one street on the way home - heaps of little midges that got stuck on the back of my sweating neck. At least I didn’t inhale or breath any in 🤣.
The picture of the lichen I came across on a number of trees & shrubs is amazingly striking after all the rain. It’s beautiful.
I’ve nearly finished my breakfast 🍳 ☕️ & am about to shower & then pack up, clean up & head home. I have to admit to being a little nervous as to what I might find at my place after the huge rainstorm that swept the state yesterday. If there’s a problem, I’ll find a way to deal with it. I just hope 🤞🏼there isn’t. I never used to worry about that type of thing ever & I hate that it’s always in the back of my mind now whenever there’s heavy rain.
Hope everyone has a great #Monday, stay safe out there 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Storm #Lichen #HouseSit #PetSit #Exercise

Good morning tooters. It was 20c when I got up today, double what it was yesterday morning & today we’re supposed to get to 29c with rain to come, but as I well know that doesn’t always happen. Up, dressed & out of the door with the dogs by 6am again & it is a lovely morning today.
Home again & it involves getting breakfast for the dogs, then the cat & finally the chooks - then I can make my own, wholemeal crumpets with butter & Vegemite- yummy & which I’m now finishing along with a coffee.
I came across an apple tree while walking that was laden with red apple’s & leaning over the fence, so I picked one - I want one of these apple trees, delicious & a gorgeous pink inside. The garden it was in also had persimmons, quinces & an almond. There was probably more but I definitely focused on the apple.
I’m off for a shower & will then take another walk to catch up with my friend who lives not far away.
Wishing you all a wonderful #Sunday, have a happy day 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Exercise #HouseSit #PetSit #Apple #Kangaroos

Good morning tooters. Quite a warm night here in Chiltern, but a very cool start to my day. I was awake early, not that I wanted to be but my body couldn’t agree with my brain. I managed to stay in bed until there was some light appearing in the sky just before 6am, then up & dressed, leads on the dogs & out of the door for a walk & it was a very cool 10c here. The sky may have been getting light, but the sun was nowhere near up. Even the rabbits weren’t out, did notice some plovers in the gloom of the park.
It was a lovely walk though & by the time I got near to Anderson park lake, which is nearly empty of water, I started to see rabbits & after going through the reserve there was a mob of kangaroos next to the local footy ground. By the time I was around 10mins from home the sun was finally starting to appear.
It’s going to get to a very hot 37c today & I have to go into town this afternoon for dinner out with the family. I was thinking of heading home to water the garden, but I think everything will be ok as I well watered yesterday morning & apparently rain is forecast tomorrow 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼.
Anyway I hope you all have a lovely restful #Saturday. Have a good one people & stay cool out there 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Dawn #HouseSit #PetSit #Kangaroo

Good morning tooters. It was a warm humid night last night & I kept the aircon on until nearly 4am 🫤. It did guarantee me a half decent sleep though & when I got up just before 6am it was still 24c. Today the high won’t be too bad reaching 31c it’s quite pleasant outside. All the doors & windows are open & there’s a very light breeze around & today is still quite cloudy.
I haven’t watered yet, but the humidity would have kept things damp’ish anyway. I will do that job when I get home from the pool later this morning. I have double checked the weeks program & the lane availability & all lanes are open yaaay. So I’ll be on my way there in less than half an hour. Really looking forward to that lovely cool water as well.
Hope you all have an enjoyable #Wednesday stay cool out there 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Heat #HumpDay #Swimming #Exercise

Good morning Fedi friends. A lovely cool 12c when I got up this morning, it’s going a be a fair bit warmer today reaching 35c so I expect the aircon will go on later this afternoon. For now though I’m enjoying having these cooler mornings. The next couple of days will be warmer still but not like last weeks shocking heat.
I slept remarkably well considering I nana napped yesterday only waking twice. I must have needed it. The tens machine seems to have sorted out my back for the most part, but now I have sore ribs for some reason - go figure 🤷🏼‍♀️, I have no idea why! No problem, it’ll go soon enough I guess. Maybe I’ll try the tens machine again later today if it lingers. This getting old business certainly isn’t for sissies!
Heading to the pool this morning for a swim & due to school swimming carnivals this will be the only day I’ll get to go unfortunately. Not planning much more than that for today though. Anyway, time to get organised for the pool.
Wishing everyone a fabulous #Wednesday have a great day & stay cool 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Exercise #Aging #Swimming

Good morning tooters. A bit late for my morning spiel, I was up at 6am & sitting drinking a cup of tea & suddenly decided I wanted to go for a walk - so I did. It feels like such a long time since I’ve I’ve done so. So before 8.30am I’d walked 6km, posted a birthday card & gone to the supermarket for milk. Then home for breakfast, a big coffee & watering the garden.
It was 13-14c when I got up & today we’re heading to an ok 30c, easy to deal with.
I still haven’t had a shower & am still in lycra because I had thought I might mow, but I’m just a wee bit stiff in the legs now 😬, I need that shower. So I’ll leave mowing until later in the week. No big deal but I do intend to mulch the veg garden again. Not much else will be done today though.
Hope you’re all having a great #Tuesday, stay safe out there 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Exercise #MurrayRiver

Good morning tooters. What a wonderful solid sleep last night, only rousing to pull up the blanket. It was around 10c last night, great big satisfying stretches have been enjoyed & I’m breakfasted & had my coffee. This morning is absolutely beautiful, the sun is up but it’s not bitey at all & it’s actually going to be under 30c today reaching 29c. Today will again be a no aircon day - 2 in a row - woohoo - lovely!
I haven’t even watered yet, I feel I have time for once. I’ll do it after a full balance class to set me up for the day. My daughter is coming up for lunch today, so I’m going to make us both a cheese 🧀 omelette with grilled tomatoes 🍅.
This afternoon I have a dentist appointment, through the public health system but at a private dental clinic that works with them. I broke part of a tooth & it’s going to be fixed & cost to me is only $32 - gotta love that. It’s not the first time for this tooth & I try very hard to hang onto my old person teeth, but damage keeps happening.
Hope everyone has a wonderful #Monday, have a great day & enjoy what comes your way 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #Exercise #Family #Dentist.

Good morning Fedi friends. Last night started as it has every other night since the previous Sunday, going to bed with the house still shut up & the aircon & fan on. Really restless sleeping, until about 3.30am & I’m woken by the sound of rain. I got up & checked outside & oh my goodness - it is cool. Aircon goes off, windows are all opened, my sliding glass door is opened & I go back to bed & sleep until after 7am. It was 21c when I got up & we’re heading to a bearable 32c & it’s softly raining outside - big, big sigh from me. My unit still is feeling quite warm & will for a while as the heat is in the bricks, but it will dissipate soon enough. At the moment I still have a one ceiling fan going but it’s so lovely to have the place all opened up & know it’ll be that way for a few days at least.
It’s a bit late to do any exercise class this morning before I visit my sister, but I do plan on doing some gentle flexibility stretching later today when I’m back home again.
I’m going to enjoy this cooler weather.
Wishing you all a lovely #Sunday, hope you all also get heat relief, stay cool & stay safe out there 🌻. #Weather #AussieSummer #HeatWave #CoolChange