Wet Noodle

Hi,
it is still hot as hell around here and no sign of this heat abating soon. Our garden has turned into a waste land and forget the lawn, it's toast. The only thing enjoying this heat wave is the pear cactus that I planted, it's blooming! No amount of water is saving the poor plants. I even have to refill the pond every day because it's evaporating about 1" to 2" in a 24 hour cycle. I'm afraid the fish are going to get boiled in the bath water they are swimming around in. I love summer, but this is ridiculous.

Today I spent the day in water, a lot of water. I had swimming lessons at 9:30am for an hour, 12:30pm for an hour and a half and then again at 4:30pm for another 1½ hours. How do you get rid of that much chlorine on your skin? I swear I'm growing fins, gills and scales on my body. My swimming students are just too much fun sometimes. Dianna, who is just 4 years old, was practicing singing under water "It's Too Darn Hot". She loves musicals from the 40's & 50's and knows all the words to the songs from "Kiss Me Kate", "Damn Yankees" and "South Pacific". She's the next Shirley Temple if I ever met one. I plan to get her autograph as soon as she learns to write her name a little more legibly.

At least being in water all day kept me cool and comfortable. The fact that I shrunk 2 sizes is a bit of a problem but nothing some chocolate cake couldn't fix.

In other news, I'm up to 13 followers on my blog. I'm doing this because everyone bugged me about creating a blog last year when I was sending out my updates. Now that I'm healthy and feeling great, where are all my fans? Fickle, Fickle, Fickle! No problem, I'm writing this anyway to see if there really is a readership audience that is out there. I'd do this even if it was for only one person so I guess 13 is a lucky number to have already. I'm calling them "my Bat Mitzvah crowd". Feel privileged that you are part of an elite group.... at least I think you are elite.

xox
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