Godzilla the Fly

This creature flew into the house the other evening much to Tabs horror. She screamed it was a giant bee. It was giant alright, approx 1.5' long and 1" wide. Its belly was rather fuzzy like midnight-black velvet. It flew confidently around like a bee does. What is it? Looks like a house fly but ten times larger.

Took the girls thrift store gazing yesterday. So fun! We purchased tons of books--I found a 1947 Nancy Drew to add to my growing collection. Tabs found a dozen Fairy books that she loves. I also purchase a mint, solid maple side table from the 1950's. And I found a 1950's Canadian blown glass vase--they sell for thousands in Vancouver and I found one for $10! 

I've been hanging out at the lake everyday. The water is like warm silk on the skin. It is so hot here--approx 40 oC. 

I finished my paper--woot-woot! I'm going to get Peter to proof it right away and send it off within minutes. To celebrate I am going to eat takeout, see a show and perhaps a coffee shop date ( I am an easy woman to please---buy me an iced Americano or unsweetened iced-tea in a hip coffee shop and I am happy.

 I am on a new workout schedule. It requires more time doing hard core workouts but less of them. I did a super long run (for me) yesterday at 6 AM but it was already too hot and I was boiling over as I ran. Today I did an early morning hike around the back of the mountain (ran into far too man older gentlemen coming from the bush--I think some of them live in there over the summer--creepy) and tomorrow it is spin class and weight lifting back to back. Oh, the joys of reworking my schedule.

Oh, and best news yet--I can read! I can read! Finally finished classes for the summer and now I can pick up a book that I want to read for pure pleasure. So nice...reading one my Momma dropped off by Irene Nemirovsky, "Fire in the Blood." I loved her "Suite Francaise". 

Gotta go e-mail in my paper...