Well, I actually got an email after 
yesterday's phlog post, so I thought I 
should provide an update on the fire 
situation. You never know. I might 
have two readers!

Environment Canada is predicting rain 
showers tomorrow night and there's a 
60% chance of showers for Tuesday and 
Wednesday. The BC Wildfire service 
says that the fire is not moving as 
quickly today. It's calm out and the 
temperature is lower (a high of 22C 
today). The fire came 20 km in my 
direction on Friday. It's 20 km away 
now and my house is right on the edge 
of a forest that almost crosses right 
through the middle of town. So the 
weather changes are a relief.

We've had a lot of smoke in the 
summers since 2018, but nothing like 
this year. Our air quality index is 
476 today. The smoke makes me feel 
sick. You can't go outside. It's 
seeping into the house, so you can't 
run the exhaust fan in the kitchen 
(low pressure in the house draws in 
more outside air) and you have to 
remember to keep the dryer door 
closed.
 
I can't bear to sit around under 
circumstances like this, so I spent 
the afternoon laying new flooring. It 
seems odd to do in a situation like 
this (renovating a house that might 
not be here in a few days), but it's 
better to stay busy.

Anyways, that's the Sunday update.