“And since all this loveliness can not be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June.”
Okay, enough is enough. I backed into a car yesterday, moved to get away from it and hit something else. The collision place says $700 to fix both areas. Why not, I say. I’m getting used to living under a dark cloud. I’m now extra careful going up and downstairs, throw salt over my shoulder and avoid ladders.
I refuse to get my hopes too high, but today has started a bit better. Here’s the good news: it’s not the water heater but a corroded copper pipe which is now being replaced. All my flowers got planted, the backyard was weed-whacked and the front garden was weeded. The irrigation system started today so I don’t have to hand water the flowers any more. Tonight I will take my first outside shower of the season and will bring my phone with me as I have been locked inside the shower before when the latch stuck. I will take no chances!
It’s a deck day, beautiful and warm so I’ll be heading out when I finish here. Showers are predicted for tonight, and that’s a good thing as we haven’t had rain for a while. I hope for a bit of thunder and lighting.
My trip is well over two months away, and I’m already getting excited. My passport has been sent to the embassy for its visa, my yellow fever shot is scheduled, I ordered new sandals, have bought some new clothes, a new suitcase and plenty of travel toilet paper. My iPad is set for recharging on Ghanaian voltage, and I’ve started downloading some books. While I’m there, I’ll have a dress or two made and buy plenty of cloth for other projects. I figure I don’t need a whole slew of clothes as I can have them washed while I’m there. We even had our washing done during training when we were living on a small per diem as it was pretty cheap. I have a place to stay, and all I need is to find a car and driver. The one I found quoted a far too expensive rate so I have to keep looking. I’m hoping at the place where I’m staying they might have a connection or two.
I am so excited about summer, about deck movies and the theater and nights outside with friends. It will hit the 70’s later this week. A day that hot sounds like the start of summer to me.
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June 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Your trip to Ghana sounds like a wonderful adventure. Here in North Texas the summer heat has already begun. It’s almost 100 F 38 C degrees every afternoon. It is usually very dry here during the summer months
When I was in Dubai a couple of weeks ago the weather was even hotter, 104 F 40 C or more and unbearably humid. It felt like like Houston or Miami instead of Dallas. None of those cities nor Dubai could exist in their present forms as centers of business, education, commerce and trade without the benefit of air-conditioning.
June 8, 2011 at 10:39 am
Bob,
Ghana where I was stationed was the hottest part of the country, the savanna grass land. It was so hot candles melted without being lit. The one saving grave was it was dry heat until about March when the humidity returned in preparation for the rainy season in May.
At night I would shower and not dry myself off. I’d go right to bed and air dry and feel a bit of coolness so I could fall asleep.
June 7, 2011 at 3:41 pm
70’s is our winter temps but I’m sure you already knew that. I’m excited for you too Kat. The woman Rebecca replaced in Chivona is coming to Disney in August and they plan a weekend together. That’s their celebration. Rebecca left Florida Today as a Reporter to become Director of Communications for the University of Central Florida, main campus. More money. It’s an hour hike to work now. Enjoy your outside shower. Who do you call if the latch sticks? The police?
June 8, 2011 at 10:36 am
Z&Me,
70’s here are the best days.
Rebecca must be excited to meet up with her replacement. Just by their posting, they’re relatives of a sort. The newest trainees left for Ghana yesterday. I remember that day as if it were yesterday.
I don’t know if I could do an hour on the road, but I suppose that’s what books on tape are for.
I call my neighbors.
June 7, 2011 at 10:58 pm
I’m very excited about your trip although I will miss. So, when it rains it pours.
Do you have a salt pouch now? It was a lovely day here so I walked to get some of my chores done and kinda overdid it.. Remember summertime and the living is easy, but do avoid those ladders at all costs, and I believe the dark cloud will disappear. Yes, be
careful when walking or driving in reverse.
Waving,
Lori
June 8, 2011 at 10:33 am
Lori,
I didn’t do much yesterday but I have a lot to do today. I’m going to answer my mail and head out to do errands. I hate errands!
June 8, 2011 at 1:06 pm
We reached over 90F yesterday and then all hell broke loose! It was a thunderstorm extraordinaire! I don´t think I´ve ever seen that much rain in my life, they lightning went through my old telephone four times and it hit the ground just outside my cottage several times. Today is a middle day and thunderstorms will arrive tomorrow again.
I do hope Your bad luck is over for this time now!
Have a great day!
Christer.
June 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Christer,
Today I stayed home and sat outside to read. I was quite careful about stairs and such.
It hit 81° here today, truly a summer today. One of the screens is in the storm door so now I’ll have to replace the storm window on the other door. That’s the one which is always open for the dog to use her door so I’vebeen waiting to male sure the cold nights are over.