“It’s as hot as the hinges of Hades!” \u00a0We’ve been fortunate that the temperatures have been fairly moderate this summer, but the “dog days” of August are upon us.<\/p>\n
We went to exercise this morning. \u00a0It was warm, but bearable with the fans running. \u00a0We came home to a cool house and planned the meals for the coming week. \u00a0We stopped for lunch, and then headed to Meijer’s and were nearly felled by the heat radiating up off the blacktop, as we walked from the car to the store.<\/p>\n
We did the shopping and then I was such \u00a0sissy that I asked Fred to bring the car to the front door to load. \u00a0He’s truly a prince. \u00a0He didn’t make me walk in the heat with him.<\/p>\n
We got home and unloaded the car. \u00a0Fred noted the darker clouds to the south as we left the store. \u00a0He kept up a running commentary on how dark it was getting, and the increase in the winds. \u00a0We haven’t had much rain the past few weeks, and I figured I was going to have to go out to water the patio plants, when the storm slid past us.<\/p>\n
Right after we got the groceries put away, the heavens opened! \u00a0I love hearing rain on the roof. \u00a0I felt “snug as a bug in a rug,” (another of Mother’s sayings??), knowing that I could sit inside and listen. \u00a0The rain was pretty hard, and was getting lashed by heavy winds.<\/p>\n
Alas, it didn’t last. \u00a0I doubt we had fifteen minutes of rain. \u00a0But, at least I don’t have to water the plants! \u00a0It will be interesting to see if the storm washed out any of the humidity, or whether it just added to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“It’s as hot as the hinges of Hades!” \u00a0We’ve been fortunate that the temperatures have been fairly moderate this summer, but the “dog days” of August are upon us. We went to exercise this morning. \u00a0It was warm, but bearable … Continue reading