Tuesday, June 29, 2021

We always intended to come home from Texada today but we came on an earlier ferry than we originally planned. I think our theory that it would be cooler over there was wrong. Of course it is super hot in both places but, because we are back in the trees at the studio, there has been no breeze at all for the past few days of the heatwave. In Powell River we have a chance to get an ocean breeze through the house in the morning and evening and we have the cool basement to go to in the heat of the day.

For the first time since the pandemic and for the first time on the new ferry (although it is over a year old now) we sat outside for the sailing. We had some shade and a cool breeze and I felt like staying put and just crossing over and back, over and back all day long.

My upstairs studio is an oven and I’ve had my computer off most of the day. I haven’t unpacked my bin yet but I’m hopeful that if I get up here early enough tomorrow I can get something done before it becomes unbearable.

It is three weeks since I had my second Covid vaccination and I’m as safe as I’m ever going to be. I promised myself that the first thing I was going to do with my new-found freedom was to get a haircut. I was lucky that I was able to get an appointment for this afternoon.

I found a place that will accept my hair as a donation but it had to be ten inches long. The hairdresser measured a few times and thought she could get pretty close to ten inches and still have enough hair to work with. Although it is called Wigs for Kids they accept grey hair and I have more grey than ever.

Enough of this heat upstairs – I’m headed back to the basement. Pat has noticed there is a new season of two of our favourite shows – Bosch and Yellowstone – so we can sit down there for the rest of the week if necessary.

Saturday, June 26, 2021

I don’t know if it would be cooler in Powell River than it is here today. Inside the studio the temperature is 29 degrees and I know it is even hotter outside. In Powell River there is a chance of an ocean breeze at night but when it is this hot I’m not sure even a breeze in the evening will bring much relief. Yesterday morning I sat outside with my shawl wrapped around me and I had lunch on the deck just to warm up. I sat outside while I drank my coffee but I certainly didn’t need my shawl. At lunch we sat outside on the back deck because there was a bit of shade there. It wasn’t too aesthetic as we were sitting beside the stacked wood; it didn’t seem too hot but the studio felt cooler than outside when we came back in.

I planned to get out my sewing machine today but decided it was too warm to have the iron plugged in all day adding in even a small amount to the heat. So it was back to cross stitching my gift project. It went better today than it did yesterday; I think another couple of days will have it finished.

Pat just came in from a trip to the market. He said it was nice driving in the truck with the air conditioning on so we may go out for a drive after supper.