Ruby and Steve's place is made from bluestone, with stone walls and stone floors. With the curtains drawn and the doors shut its like we have air conditioning. My plan was to stay inside and Internet all day, but alas, the Internet cut out in the morning. I was forced to be more actively productive. I grabbed some gloves and a rake and did a few hours of yard work! An interesting plan B for avoiding the heat... Life lesson #...who knows anymore.. Life lesson: there IS more to do inside then Internet. Like, say, books? Note to self, try and remember about books.
Despite the heat, it felt great to work in the garden and contribute to this household that has been so gracious to me. The heat isn't so bad. It's a dry heat. The shade is actually totally bearable.
In the evening Steve brought home some cold beer, and as the temperature started to fall it became very pleasant outdoors. Casper came outside to play, and was generally adorable. Daddy dressed him today...
Ruby and Steve have inherited some old school theatre seats from a friend, so we took out the projector, hung up a sheet, and invited some friends over for a backyard movie night. We watched the Australian classic, The Year My Voice Broke.
We cooked up some salads and sausages, filled the cooler (or as Australians say, "eski", like eskimo...not exactly p.c.) and settled in for the show.
The movie was great. Afterwards Ruby and a friend Rosa and I stayed up late playing youtube videos on the projector and laughing until our faces hurt. Mieke (Mika, I've been spelling the poor pouch's name wrong) was not impressed with the late hour, but seems to like the theatre seats.
Tomorrow this heat is supposed to break, but we will probably take the day off and hang around and get some much needed rest. Saturday is Australia Day, so there might be some fun activities going on. I'll keep you posted.
Until next time!
Location:Melbourne
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