Today is really hot, especially for the Pacific Northwest, and the next few days will be even hotter. We’re into triple digits. Now, having grown-up in Houston and living there for 30 years I know about the heat and humidity. Getting out of all that was one of the major benefits to moving!!
Alas, I have become a weather wimp, because I’ve decided that on the way home today I will be stopping and buying an air conditioner. I can’t believe I’ve sunk to this level, but I really need to get some sleep! Last night was a nightmare of sweat, twisted sheets and tossing and turning. I had two big fans blowing on me and all the windows opened and it was still oppressive.
The weather is good for the garden and I’ve been putting up pickles like a mad person. I’m also hauling in stuff to work to give away. In fact everywhere I go anymore I’m carrying around a bag of something, cucumbers, peppers, beans, basil, and soon tomatoes. The corn has developed long tassels and the ears are filling out nicely.
That’s right we’re picking tomatoes now!! I can’t wait to start canning what my grandma called tomato soup. It was really a lot of tomatoes and whatever else was going, like corn, beans, okra, peas, and potatoes. Just whatever you had a lot of.
We had our neighborhood picnic Saturday, which was a lot of work, but also a lot of work. I was so happy when it was done. Me and my peeps landed at Debbi’s house for adult beverages and unwinding. As usual we had a great time together, and we even made some pesto, with our fresh spinach-basil! I feel so cosmopolitan!!!
Debbi has had a surprising development in her household. For her daughter’s birthday they adopted a cute cuddly kitten from the Humane Society and named him Pepper. About a month after they brought him home, he disappeared. Emily has insisted from day one that Pepper would come home to her, but when a month passed and there were no signs of him, they took Emily back to adopt another kitten. Well, the kittens were so cute that they ended up bringing home two, Tink and Sprite.
Two weeks later, guess who shows up? That’s right Pepper. He had grown so much that Debbi wasn’t sure it was him even though Emily was certain. Debbi took him down and had his chip checked. So, Pepper is back home with a much expanded family. We are teasing Debbi, telling her she is has now become the crazy cat woman of the neighborhood. We’ll have to be careful opening the door for fear that cats will start pouring out.
During our winding down evening we were playing Granny Dice and three of us were holding kittens in our laps. Wendy was being silly taking to the kitten she was holding trying to keep it from climbing onto the table, which Debbi doesn’t allow. She told the kitten, “No you can’t get up there your grandma Debbi doesn’t like that.”
Before we knew what had happen, Wendy was being pelted by dice. Apparently Debbi doesn’t see herself as a grandma.
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