It's been quite hot here for the past week or two: temps in the high 80s, middle 90s. That's too hot for a sweatshirt and even long pants, socks. Even when it's raining, it's been hot like that. My dear friend from Tucson was visiting, and she thought it was very pleasant. The temperature there has been in the 100s, and she has photos of the oven mitts that they use when they open their car doors. Sigh. I don't have a car, so I don't need any extra gear to get into it. And I have not owned a car since I left the Midwest more than 20 years ago. I am a pedestrian who relishes all the public transportation hereabouts: Amtrak, the Metro--train and buses, the MC RideOn buses, the dear little taxis (not all that expensive)--and you can talk with the driver, which is virtually always fun. (Sometimes they are not in a talking mood, but that's ok. We all have our moments.)
I keep repeating that I'd rather be hot than cold any day, and that's definitely true. It was so cold in ND and MN (less so, but still) that I've had enough of that. Every summer in the upper midwest plains, we'd have at least one REALLY HOT DAY--like 93F or more--and it would feel WONDERFUL. We have lots of REALLY HOT DAYS here, and my old body just soaks them up. Thanks, Universe! Nothing like heat if most of what you've had for decades has been COLD.
My best pal just got back from 10 days in Florida, all suntanned and relaxed-lookiing. She brought me a wonderful long-sleeved Tshirt that's a lovely light turquoise color, and even though it's been
quite hot, I've had it on for 3 days straight, 24 hours at a time. I've got it on now, and it's comfortable.
Will have to take it off soon to wash it in the machine (spilt some melted butter on it, and a few drops of salsa). that's life in my OLH. I eat wot I want, and mostly that's butter and salsa. Not on any fancy nutritionist's list of foods to keep you going. It's just wot i like. I don't spill peanut butter or jam, much, though I eat a lot of that, too.
I did grind some fresh-made peanut butter at Whole Foods. The peanuts included chunks of chocolate in the grinding jar. It wasn't as good as I could have imagined, but I liked it. And that's OLH. Eat wot you damn please and ENJOY IT! No matter wot the temperature is outside.
