Summer has come
Jun. 20th, 2023 05:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheart... with temperatures above 30°C! Way too hot for me, so I'm staying indoors whenever I can. The insulation work they did on our building two years ago works wonders in this early stage of summer heat: we've got 23°C inside! Of course, when the heat remains for weeks in a go, not even insulation can resist forever, but right now I like it in the flat.
That said, I had to go out in the midday sun today, but it was a nice occasion. My friend Elise, now also retired, organizes a little party for colleagues of "old times" (meaning 20+ years spent in our school or longer) each year to see the school year out. We were ten people altogether, but since there is a lovely, shadowy inner garden behind their building, it was really pleasant, sitting under the trees, having cold drinks and snacks and all that. Catching up on each other's lives and on the shit the government heaps upon all branches of education. Well, the latter was not so pleasant, but at least we could commiserate with the poor slaves still labouring in the education business.
To contribute to the party, I got up at godawful 6.50 in the morning to bake those savoury cheesy scones I usually bring as a guest gift. Switching on the oven any later would have been suicidal. Even so, I was half-baked myself when I was done, even though these little guys are finished in about 45 minutes. But they are always a hit, and I made enough for us to have something to snack on later.
What else? Mum had a visit from the physiotherapist, and I cut out some further background elements for the felt books. But that was about all. Still not bad on a day like this one.
That said, I had to go out in the midday sun today, but it was a nice occasion. My friend Elise, now also retired, organizes a little party for colleagues of "old times" (meaning 20+ years spent in our school or longer) each year to see the school year out. We were ten people altogether, but since there is a lovely, shadowy inner garden behind their building, it was really pleasant, sitting under the trees, having cold drinks and snacks and all that. Catching up on each other's lives and on the shit the government heaps upon all branches of education. Well, the latter was not so pleasant, but at least we could commiserate with the poor slaves still labouring in the education business.
To contribute to the party, I got up at godawful 6.50 in the morning to bake those savoury cheesy scones I usually bring as a guest gift. Switching on the oven any later would have been suicidal. Even so, I was half-baked myself when I was done, even though these little guys are finished in about 45 minutes. But they are always a hit, and I made enough for us to have something to snack on later.
What else? Mum had a visit from the physiotherapist, and I cut out some further background elements for the felt books. But that was about all. Still not bad on a day like this one.
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