Heatwave preparations
Temperatures reached 90-degrees today and it’s only the first day of the heatwave. So it seemed time to finally set up our portable air conditioner that we got during a […]
Corn on the cob for dinner
The triple-digit heatwave finally broke! But since it was still in the 90s and smoky, we didn’t feel up to doing or eating much. Tonight’s dinner was just corn on […]
Florida Water washcloths
For our third consecutive day of triple-digit heat, we camped out next to our portable AC. It was apparently a little cooler than yesterday, only reaching 109-degrees. To combat the […]
A great day for the movies
Day three of a miserable 100°+ heatwave meant that Mama and I headed to the movies. Though we went for the cold air, we were not disappointed by our selection. […]
Slurpees to beat the heat
Temperatures reached 102-degrees in our backyard today. Even after a return to walking/swimming at our community pool, Mama and I were melting. This sort of heat simply called for a […]
Hiding from the heat
With a high of 91-degrees in Santa Rosa today, none of us was thrilled about venturing into the heat. Instead, we all three hid inside and tried to stay cool. […]
Heat wave arsenal
A heat wave has paralyzed us. It was 102-degrees at the peak and stayed that way until well after 5 p.m.—only just dropping below 80 around 11 tonight. Though I […]
Riding out the heat wave with a variety binge
Today was our second day in a row with 110° heat and we are melting. This is seriously miserable. It’s too hot to sleep or eat or think or do […]
Beating the record heat
The temperatures in our city reached 110° today — that’s insane! Luckily, we’d seen news reports with heat warnings so we could prepare. I did our usual Friday grocery shopping […]
