I don’t know about your environs, but ours will be blessed with consecutive days of triple digit heat, again, later this week.

It’s helpful for my psyche and staving off writer’s block to remember that last year at this time our A/C went out (hence the small army of standing fans in the garage). We are still vaguely scarred from that experience, worried our current A/C unit will fail us in summer mountain swelter—however:

My husband is still employed

We are able to contribute to fire/hurricane/shooting victims

Distance learning is working for the tween

I have the ability to powerwalk…

There’s always a new recipe to tackle with gritted-teeth-joy

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November is coming

Yours in bracing for heat,

PB