Running out of time

After a scorchingly hot day yesterday and another one today, I took my garden man's criticism to heart and gave the garden a thorough soaking from back to front, leaving the spray in various areas for twenty minutes at a time and then spending an hour or so holding the hose myself, by way of relaxation after another long day at the computer. Reading financial textbooks sure does suck all creativity from your soul! But a few hours in the garden will sort that out.

A thick fog has flowed over the Peninsula, brought up from the sea by the strong southeaster and no doubt some change in air pressure, as the swell along the coast has lifted today and is currently pounding the Inner Kom. It's a welcome relief from the intense heat, but there is unlikely to be any moisture dropping on us now unless it's from a hose

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I put up the Christmas tree today, just in time before missing it completely! It's a very elegant little tree, smaller than usual in keeping with my plan to scale everything down. We really have it for the scent of the pine, without which it just wouldn't be Christmas. I haven't done any shopping yet, neither for food nor presents, so only time will tell what happens on that front! December has rushed by unnoticed for me. We are even out of bread and milk.

It's the shortest night tonight (roughly) and we will officially be into Summer this weekend. With that in mind, a traditional Christmas dinner is not on the cards. It's going to be fillet steak baked whole in the oven with a variety of fancy vegetable dishes and a cheesecake to die for - not going to be good for the digestion, hence the dying bit - but it will only be a brief lapse and then back to normal! I will post a picture of the cheesecake so you can all drool!

Dinner calls, so cheerio for now.