Aug 23 to 29

Monday
The rain continued into the morning. Clearing started around noon with sun and cloud in the afternoon, abt 25 C. We froze tomatoes this afternoon. Worked on the computer most of the day catching up on things and paying bills. Biked 11.6 km. Walked 4.1 km.

Tuesday
Sunny today, with a bit of cloud in the afternoon, Abt 28 C. Today we spent several hours cooking up a batch of fruit chili sauce and canning it in jars. This is a really excellent recipe. We have our own tomatoes and green peppers so that helps. In the evening we worked on the article about finding my gg grandfather William Schultz and his ancestors in Germany. Biked 11.2 km. Walked 7.1 km.

Wednesday
Cloud and sun today, abt 24 C. Lots of traffic holdups today. We went downtown to visit the Anglican Church Archives at Christ Church. We spent about 4 hours going through the Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for the surnames Link and Kipp. These records cover the early Lutheran Churches along the St. Lawrence River from about 1786 onwards. We took our lunch and ate in the Garden of the Provinces and then went for a nice walk along the Ottawa River. Walked 7.2 km.

Thursday
Tomato crop is good again this year so we have been freezing bags of tomatoes to use later in the winter. Biked 9.4 km. Walked 7.4 km.

Friday
Warmer today, Sun. Today we spent the day at Library and Archives Canada doing genealogical research. We travelled by the local transit system. We took our lunch and ate in the Garden of the Provinces and then went for a walk. Walked 7.7 km.

Saturday Walked
Warmer and humid today. Walked 7.5 km.

Sunday
Hot and humid today, abt 33 C. Went for a longer bike ride mid-morning. I worked on the article about finding my gg grandfather William Schultz and his ancestors in Germany. Watched Casino Royal on TV. Biked 15.6 km. Walked 3.9 km.