Unnizone

Most of this day lost to sleep. A couple of short walks with Aro. It was Bjørn who made the day count by driving an hour to a grocery store, and to make a surprise dinner he had seen made on the net.

Had several errands in Bjørkelangen today.  Had a thorn removed from my foot (gosh how good not to thread on that any more, it was a pain in the... well, foot when I walked around with the lawnmower for three hours yesterday.  Then to the farmers' coop where I bought a couple of plants and also bought what I came there for - different kinds of bones to gnaw on for Aro. It is so warm now that he can not be outside for long. no shadow anywhere and 30+ degrees and sun from a clear sky is just too much for a guy with a crazily thick fur - sooo, I want to give him something to do inside. Then to the post office to post two letters.  The word "letter" is not in the vocabulary for today's postal workers, so I have learned not to confuse them with that. When the young guy asked me "Do they only contain documents!";  I have learned to answer "Yes, documents", and all is well.  Then I stopped by the small local mall for grocery shopping. Bjørkelangen had 35C. Not a cloud.  I know that my friends further south in Europe tell me they have 40+ for days on end.  This is nothing compared to the unbearable heat they have, but for someone who fairly recently had 8 months of cold, very coldand horribly cold, 35+ is too much. Suddenly I was about to faint, and I was dangerously warm. I went tot he cafe, had a nibble and a lot of fluids.  Sat there until I felt better. Grocery shopping, and then home where I crashed.

Been lawnmowing for three hours straight today. And been weeding for about two. Got lots of other stuff done as well. Not at all bad for a Norwegian in 29+ degrees.

Grocery shopping, housework, gardening and trying to gt used to the heat. And not to forget - watched the football quarter finals. Norway vs. England.  Such a thrilling game, though we lost. My dear US friend Cassie watched her first football match ever and stayed with me on the phone throughout the game. Sweet!

Up at 7 when Aro told me he needed to go out.   We walked for 40 minutes.  Came back, read for an hour. Was freezing so much, read under a thick, woolen blanket and was still shaking with cold. Felt a little sick an sort of "weak". Spent some time doing something that has been on my list for a while: Potting up and taking care of my indoor plants.  Went out to put some of my recently bought flowers in pots. Felt like I was going to faint, and decided to spend half an hour in the lympha press. No sooner than I laid down, I fell asleep. Slept like a log for two hours and felt so much better when I woke up again. Sat out in the sun for two hours while writing a letter to my favourite Swede, my penfriend Liselott. Felt a little like I was chatting with her over a cup of coffee.  Went for a walk with Aro and then sat down to watch the France - Morocco quarter final game. 0 - 0 so far!

A  new project today. Expect rain, so not a day for painting.  But my greenhouse is totally overgrown, both inside and outside. And now we have a hanger to fill :)

Getting started...

Progress

Bjørn went in, I cleared up behind the greenhouse alone. But he will cut down the tree in a few days.

It seems to have become a habit. When we clear a patch, we find a strange hole in the ground...

Filled the hanger. And... eh... then some.

Went into the bathroom to tidy up a little.  Three hours later I had scrubbed down the entire room and taken out everything there and washed it. And of coursed rearranged the bathroom ducks so they do not tire of each other.

Today I have been really sleepy.  But the day has not been wasted. I spent a couple of hours writing mails to a Canadian friend who has provided some valuable insight that I have needed.

Another nice thing was that I found wild growing orchids when I went for my morning walk.  Look at the beauty of this one:

It is a Dactylorhiza, but I am uncertain which one.  But a thing of beauty, it is!

I needed to sleep  throughout the day.

I also finally vacuum cleaned the house, answered messages I got on my birthday and had an ok evening.  Could have been worse.

Working on how I can show videos directly here, but until then, I hope this works. My thyme is attracting Butterflies .  

Have walked Aro three times today. Short walks all of them, it is still too warm for him. Phoned my mum. Phoned the vet to get an appointment for the lump I just found on Aro.  Sent a message to Slavna to hear if she had given birth yet. And she told me she got a baby girl last week. Must try to visit her soon. Sent mails and messages to several other people.  Lawn mowing for some hours. LOVE the bio clipper that Bjørn managed to fit this morning.  Goes so much faster when I do not need to empty it for grass all the time. Bjørn washed both our cars with the new pressure washer.

Also had a bit of self care.  Time in my Lympha Press is good for me.

Did more of this and that, and the day has been well spent, in keeping with my intentions for my year as a 57 year old :)