I bought a summer weight red hat this week. The stores in this area were all having sales to make room for the fall clothing that’s already coming in, so I got quite a bargain. I never though about it, but I have a seasonal wardrobe of hats.
I have stocking caps and berets, and scarves for winter, and hats to shade my face and neck as I garden, but this is the first time I have purchased a RED hat. It has a cute little straw “flower” made of the same material as the body of the hat. I think this is the first time I’ve ever purchased a designer brand hat! I’ll fit right in with my Red Hat friends!

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My mother has joined the Red Hat Society, and since I am her chauffeur, I have joined as well. Our group is going to make a trip this weekend. I’ve been concerned about the weather. Today it’s supposed to get to 94, and tomorrow it should reach 97. Given my mother’s age, I was worrying about the heat. The forecasters are predicting a slight cooling for Saturday….85. Who’d have ever thought that we’d consider 85 cool??

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We are so firmly entrenched in drought that my plants are becoming crispy critters. Normally, I’ll do anything to avoid having to move a hose around, but it was time to have mercy on the plants.
Unfortunately, it has also become the time of the watering ban. I can water every other day, only early in the morning, and in the evening. I should have known this was coming, and watered before they made the announcement.
I’ve lost a clematis, but I think I’m in time to save an hydrangea that was planted last fall. The iris transplants are going to need regular watering. We’re headed for some all time records in heat this week.

The word of the day is “fastidious,” as in…..”I’m fastidious about my choice of fast food.”
I’m considering trying Weight Watchers. Friends have shared some of the information with me so that I can make an informed choice on which plan would work best for me. I was looking through the booklet on eating out, and discovered that McDonald’s Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit weighs in at THIRTEEN points.
I suppose that doesn’t sound too bad until you realize that the sandwich wipes out considerably more than a third of the points for the day, and that doesn’t even count the hash brown that comes with it.
It looks like I will have to become MORE fastidious about my fast food choices!