it was a mistake to head out at 6.30pm to return my library books & buty a paper - it was dry oven hot! According to Weather Bureau site 38.3C (= about 100F) & 16% humidity.

It's now 8.20 & temperature has fallen to 37.1 with humidity unchanged. Some time tonight it will go down to 20 & tomorrow (Wed) it will rise to 25 with a chance of a light drizzle. Much better weather.

However the Small Smoke where Jennie lives will have overnight minimum 25 & max 40 tomorrow, with the chance of showers and thunderstorms from midday, with little, if any, rain reaching the ground. Why not come to the Big Smoke tonight Jennie & join me at Craft tomorrow?

returning to our main topic -
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