A big ol' thunderstorm rolled through here around 6:00 this morning, dropping temperatures into the 60's. This was a welcome relief. The forecast is calling for a high near 100 this afternoon after an overnight low in the upper 70s, which isn't enough to cool down the house at night.
Old folks like me grew up before air conditioning was common in people's homes. In summer my mother got up around 5:00 AM and opened up all of the windows - and by mid-morning when the sun was up and temperatures rising she'd shut the windows and close the blinds and drapes. A reasonably well-insulated house would stay reasonably comfortable until late afternoon, after which we'd spritz ourselves with water and hang around close to a fan. Old habits die hard. and here at The Casa Chez Nous I'm also up early and throwing open all of the windows even though The Casa has central air - unless it's in the upper 70s, because why bother, or there's a storm in progress. It looks like this morning's storms are coming back for another round, so that's it for my planned mosey. (If the lightning would stop, I may channel my inner 10-year-old and go splashing barefoot through puddles and scandalize the HOA. We called this "making our own fun" back in the day, and it is not to be scoffed at. Maturity is overrated.) Comments are closed.
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