Aussie Heatwave

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The highlight of this week has been the temperature, as indicated by the display in the car on my way home from work on Tuesday afternoon:

Luna registers 30º outside
The heatwave that had been crossing Oz cooled while coming over The Ditch but still managed to give us a very warm week, which started with a public holiday for Auckland Anniversary Day. We packed up a picnic and collected Jancis and drove over to Glover Park in St. Heliers, a suggestion of Stella’s. It was a really nice park with lovely views over the Waitemata and very quiet. We had a gentle stroll back to the car after our lunch, and then parked on Tamaki Drive and sat in the shade by the beach enjoying cups of tea and watching the world and boats go by. We returned home to watch The Chase before returning Jancis to her lodgings. It was still 25º in the house when we went to bed.




As the schools have started to go back this week after the long summer holiday, the library has started to get busier, especially on Saturday. I have had another fairly quiet week with only doing a couple of on-site jobs. Getting the washing dry has been very easy, but the ironing has been quite warm work. We have enjoyed post-dinner cups of tea on The Rattigan most evenings.

On Thursday evening I was in town for my discussion group, and up to The Block on Friday evening for a glass of beer. Stella came over for Scrabble yesterday when Nicky returned from work.

Jancis came back form church with Nicky this morning (while I was enjoying the sea and sand at Karekare) and stayed for lunch and an afternoon of mah jongg, which I think might be the first time we have since Jancis was last in the country! It was good to rattle the tiles again.

Take care, Rick

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