I didn’t have air conditioning until I was an adult and I have an astonishing tolerance of absolutely ridiculously awfully hot weather. I will fight and kick to not put on the air. My boyfriend on the other hand has very little tolerance for any temperature variance, and will turn the AC on at the drop of a hat. This…
No fancy meals from my kitchen so far (except I guess some pan seared scallops as a treat). We actually ate in a restaurant yesterday for the first time since March 2020 so that’s the fanciest meal we’ve enjoyed.
I've been worried the people in the greys will think I've been ignoring them
It could be both--and if you’ve got a bit of shade, it could be that they are reaching for the sun. My tomatoes do that every year.
Oh lord, I’m sorry. You’re right—it’s a big, sad club. My dad was an abusive alcoholic—when I lived with him, I never felt secure that everyone would be alive in the morning (partly because he’d get violent when challenged, partly because he’d fall asleep smoking, and burn things). I get that father’s day is fraught,…
I made strawberry campari ice cream today!
I hear ya—I remember when I was a kid and we didn’t have air conditioning, the heat would sometimes get so bad I’d go try to sleep in the (musty, stinky) basement. My dad’s girlfriend’s son would sleep on the roof of the garage. I bought my first air conditioner—used, clunky, drippy—in my twenties, when I was living…
I love peas too, and I never ever thought I'd say there's too many peas, but we may be inching towards that point! There's so many of them. I don't know if it's the weather, or the variety of seeds I bought this year. The packet says the plants grow 3 to 4 feet, and some of our plants are 6 feet tall.
No one ever knows exactly what’s going on with vaccinations here in Panama, but the word is that second shots are starting soon in my province. Exciting if true!
Also: naps and violence ;-) (granted, we didn’t need air conditioning as badly this far from the equator before modern life heated everything up).
Oh man, good luck on the cats—and if you have to walk away, try not to go too hard on yourself. A couple of years ago, my husband and I tried to lure a litter of feral kittens in order to get them to a shelter—they were on the trail we ride bikes on, hanging out near a pet food factory (not stupid, those kittens). One…
Oh lord, send the unwanted peas my way. I have yet to have any—we had a cold start this year, and the local place where I buy produce is just starting to get them in regularly (we’re using up our most recent veggie supplies before we get more). Fresh peas are amazing and one of the few things you have to either grow…
Hey, all! Please make a concerted effort to star the greys whose comments are now lost, forever, if they come after the jump.
Oh lordy. You didn't hit the dad jackpot, for sure.
Gosh, I couldn't sleep in hot weather without AC. It's simply miserable, and fans don't cut it in really hot weather.
Stay safe over there in those crazy temperatures!
My AC has been on and off since May. Humidity in Oklahoma is ruthless.
I need a minor miracle. I made two more trips out to a neighboring county to try to get the remaining two strays from a family of four and I just don’t know what I am even doing anymore. I didn’t see the third kitten either day, so that’s a whole other problem, and the mom appears to have some serious periodontal…
Air conditioning is the one thing I will fight for in the environmental apocalypse. I figure I have a low carbon footprint in other areas—I rarely travel (even pre-covid); I eat a vegetarian diet and am slowly cutting back on dairy; I have no children; I am buying only used clothing (almost only used—underwear, sports…
Our old air conditioner broke after three or four years. I bought a new A/C from Home Depot on June 7, delivered June 10. It has wheels & vents to the outside through a hose. It cost a bit more than one that must be installed in a window, but it is so much less aggravating! Husband & I spent an hour or so installing…
