dog days

Okay, we need to talk, this heat is getting stupid! And I do mean stupid.  I feel like I have morphed into an actual hermit.  Lights off, shades drawn, the soft hum of fans on every floor circulating the soft cooled air.  Waking up in the middle of the night feeling suffocated by the humidity.  Oh please!  I really need the softness of autumn to arrive.  I love my gardens in the summer, but honestly, I'm over it!

The non-stop alerts on my phone tell me it should break for the most part today, with milder temps starting to sneak in tomorrow and onward.  I am praying hard!  This girl really does despise hot weather, pretty sure I state that fact very strongly every year. 

On the plus side, I am learning that getting up stupid early to beat the heat and taking a nap in the middle of the day, is a fabulous way to live.  I finally understand our time in Crete, when the world would shut down for a few hours midday.  

I've been being creative with cooking, the air fryer, crock-pot and instapot have been getting a serious workout.  Anything to avoid heating up the house.  And more that a few dinners that resembled a charcuterie board than a meal. 

I am ready for stews, soups and chili's.  I am ready for the leaves to start changing colors and the sweatshirts and sweaters to come out of hiding.  I am 100% ready. The pups are too.  I know they are ready for long walks and romps in the park without needing a full day to rest after all is said and done. 

This morning the girls were on the back deck basking in the early morning rays, I'm sure they know that I will be shutting them in shortly.  The mournful looks each time I peeked out the door at them let me know in no uncertain terms that they were aware of what was coming.  I feel terrible doing it, I know they love the sunshine and fresh air, but they simply will not come in when it's so hot that they are all panting and glassy eyed.  Nope, can't trust them to know what is best for them.  Beau is far more clever and he stayed inside.  Mostly because he was curious what treasures mom might be pulling out of the dehydrator, he was deeply saddened to realize it was simply more dried plantain leaves.  

I've been crazy busy up in my sewing studio.  So far I have 2 of the quilt tops ready that are on my list.  I only have 9 more to go.  That isn't counting the mystery quilt that I am participating in, thankfully that one only has 1 clue a month.  I have time to breathe. None of them are as intricate as the ones that I made over winter and earlier this year.  Thank goodness. But all of them will be made with love, isn't that what counts?  I won't be posting pictures, on the off chance that they will be seen before they are received, but I will definitely be taking them!

Well, the day is wasting away, and my goal is to complete at least one every couple of days. Time to get busy!

much love, stay cool, b