Friday I did my usual routine: pick up groceries, teach a bunch of ethics classes, then in the evening it was board games night. This week was online, but only three of us could make it. We played a game of Parks, which is a longish game, so that took up some time. I came a close second, though I thought I was in with a good chance of winning before the bonus pints were calculated. We cut the night short after that as one player wanted an early night and the two of us who remained decided not to continue with just two people.
Both Friday and today were cold and rainy as we continue to be hit by this southerly weather. I was woken in the middle of the night by several long rolls of thunder, and there has been intermittent dry spells and thundery showers today.
Today I cleaned up the house and I also went to the liquor store to stock up on wines because tonight we had guests over. Our old neighbours who had to move out of the apartment next door when the owner sold it (they were renting). This is what’s resulted in us getting the new neighbours recently (the new owners). We were friendly with the old neighbours, and they’d minded Scully a few times for us. So we invited them over for some pre-dinner drinks and snacks to catch up. They were keen to hear about our trip to Europe and they had various news about their doings as well.
I didn’t go for a run, though I kind of wanted to. But the weather is so cold and miserable, I didn’t want to end up in a rain shower and freeze. I don’t mind running in the rain if it’s warmer, and I don’t mind going out in coldish weather if it’s dry, but the combination is nasty. And it’s been very cold. Thursday was the coldest July day recorded in Sydney for three years, and some suburbs recorded their coldest July day in 35 years. Around 12°C maximum, which really is about as cold as it ever gets here. (It may not sound so bad for people used to colder climates, but for subtropical people like me this is unbearable.)