Comments on: Pull Up A Chair…

By: shell

shell — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:43:29 +0000

Here, it has, thus far, been a very mild summer. And no, I don’t think it’ll last the next 3 months, much as I wish it would! I live in Sacramento, where it is very hot in the summer. We always have at least 30 days of 100 degrees+ days. (Thank God the humidity is very low.) In fact, when my first child was born, on May 22, it was 101 degrees (and had been over 100 for a couple of days). This year, it hasn’t hit 100 degrees yet, and, in fact, we haven’t turned on the AC but 2 days. Unbelievable. (And I am a real wimp about hot weather — the AC goes on when I get the slightest bit hot.)

By: beguiner

beguiner — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:42:51 +0000

I’m just about to take my first full plunge into Lake Michigan today. I’ve already gone in to the water up to my unmentionables. But today I go all the way.

I’m feeling very good about this summer.

By: Strategerie

Strategerie — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:19:04 +0000

It’s cool and wet in the Seattle area this morning. This is not normally a problem, but this morning, multiple communities’ summertime celebrations are happening. They’ll be a little wet.

There’s about two weeks a summer here that are quite warm. When it’s hot outside, I eat sorbet for dinner. It’s the only thing that sounds good.
-S

By: flatford39

flatford39 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:49:53 +0000

We actually made a pact last year to not use the air conditioning in our home. It gets pretty hot & humid here in the Chicago land area but we made it OK. We are going to try to make it again this year as well. We certainly didn’t miss those huge electric bills.

By: dugsdale

dugsdale — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:24:40 +0000

Woke up briefly at 6:30 this morning and took the opportunity to close the apartment windows (double-pane wood, thank-you landlord!) so it should stay relatively cool in here and my 22-yr-old window unit won’t have to knock its brains out today (92-95 temps forecast).

Got herbs and stuff growing great guns on both of the street-facing windowsills (4th floor studio walkup), and everyone’s posts really make me miss gardens. Oh, and attic exhaust fans–in the days BAC, my family had the exhaust fan going pretty much full time in July-Aug-Sept; even on 90plus degree days, the light breeze wafting through the house kept you pretty cool.

The older I get, though, the less well I tolerate humidity. I have not yet found a way to walk around the city without perspiration splotches all over my clothes. Has anyone? (if anything ever gets me to exit NYC, the humidity might do it!)

By: JimWhite

JimWhite — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:08:11 +0000

Late to the thread but, here are my two offerings.

I just found that my local power company will buy back excess energy from solar panels, so I’m thinking of covering the entire south-facing roof (which is the back of the house) with panels.

Great salad I made last week: Chopped Veggie Salad with Watermelon and Feta Cheese. The one note I would add would be to either seed the tomatoes before adding them or to at lease put them in the bowl first after chopping and then drain the excess juice.

By: LS

LS — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:00:08 +0000

Since I have to throw hay bales around in the near 100 degree heat almost everyday in the summer…I’ve found a couple of good ways to cool off…wet bandana around my neck…white t-shirt under a long-sleeved white cotton shirt (acts like airconditioning)after about 5 minutes out in the heat the t-shirt gets wet and the overshirt reflects the heat and you are totally cool…also, I frequently take a hose and point it straight up in the air and stand under it..Ahhhhh…I do admit that on occasion when I can’t stand it I have stuck my head in a horse water trough!!

Basically, get wet any way possible inside and out as often as possible. Also, remember to eat a little salt.

By: yellowsnapdragon

yellowsnapdragon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:59:08 +0000

Here is a recipe I found in Yankee Magazine a couple years ago. Rosewater is one of my favorite obscure ingredients, and this sorbet is dairy free, fat free and could easily be made more diabetes friendly by using Splenda. Yummy.

2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1 1/2 cups strained strawberry puree
1 1/2 Tablespoons rosewater
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
pinch salt.

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar dissolves. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.

Combine all the ingredients and chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s instructions.

If I had a 5 year old girlie, I would go crazy planning pink flower themed parties. *sigh* Alas, I have boys only.

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:09:48 +0000

New post upstairs.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:07:57 +0000

Of course I had to go the Dodgers’ site. It says never order a Dodger dog but order the Super Dog instead. The picture of the Super Dog is what used to be a Dodger dog when I had season tickets in the mid 70’s. How times change. Now I don’t eat meat at all but there are some really fond memories of the Dodgers and the dogs. *sigh*