Dog Days of Summer

They say that the really hot and humid days at the end of July and first part of August are called the “Dog Days.” I think that is because on really hot days, the dogs all just lay out and don’t do much except pant with their tongues. That’s about all I fell like doing today, too. When the temperatures are in the 90’s, there’s no breeze, and the humidity feels like your bathroom after you step out of the shower – those are dog days, in my book.

April Showers

We have had a lot of rain this Spring. I am starting to feel soggy from all this rain every day. I think we have had twice as much as normal. All of the creeks are flooded and even the big dam has flooded up the lake shore beyond the park benches.

I’m sure this problem is making it tough on the farmers – they can’t plant the seeds for their crops and risk having the seeds all drown in all this water. They can’t even plow – the fields are nothing but mud. It will be a short growing season for our local vegetables this year.

A Hot Tub for Christmas

It would be so cool to have a hot tub in the back yard, one not too far from the back door so that the walk in the cold weather would be tolerable enough. There is nothing better than soaking in a huge tub of hot water, and hot tubbing during the cold weather months is so wonderful, when it snows, it’s the best ever.

A Hot Tub for Christmas would be a nice gift, but alas I’m afraid this is something that I am going to have to sacrifice for and finance myself, bummer. A girl can dream can’t she?