Soon we will just be two puddles!
July 30, 2006 (4:18pm)
77º F, Cloudy, N wind 2 mph.
Good afternoon,
It is finally cooling down a bit. Started the day with a pretty good old-fashioned thunder storm. High winds, 42 mph, lots of rain, .6", with a lot of thunder and lightening too. Further west and also south, they really got nailed with more wind and rain. Some hail too. One of the weather guys said that there was hail 3½" that would get your attention if it landed on your head! I tend to agree, but unconscious might be more accurate. We actually played hooky from church today as the rain and wind was at it’s worst about the time we should go. Decided it really nice to enjoy the rain and cooling air. Temperature mad it to the mid to upper 80's today, before heading down again now as another rain front is coming through at the moment.
The heat has been unbearable for the past few days. It has been almost as oppressive as I can remember. We feel like an ice-cream cone melting in our seats. Our energy has also been sapped more than in the past for some reason too. Not too much as been accomplished. The best thing we are doing is sitting in front of a fan, letting the sweat run - somewhere. I got out the camp stove and set it up on the deck to cook on Friday. At least I was able to keep some heat out of the house while I made some Southern Fried chicken for supper. Margriet thank me as she was about at the end of her rope. I had forgotten how hot the little stove can get in a hurry. Almost burned the chicken while searing the first side. Operative word is "almost." There was enough leftover for me for lunch yesterday to eat cold. It wasn’t to bad either.
We are drinking a lot of iced tea, some also made on the camp stove, so it seems there is always some steeping and ready for the refrigerator as the previous batch is about gone. Much rather drink coffee, hot, but know I will drink more of a cool drink than a hot one. We have been doing almost no physical activity of any kind, so have to make sure we keep taking liquids, even though it doesn’t feel like we need to.
Our gold finches are having a hard time this year outside of the window. The thistles are having a hard time this year, so providing very few flowers and seeds for the finches. As a result we don’t see more than one or two. Don’t know where they are getting food, but it ain’t here. They are pretty though and we enjoy those that come very much. Hope there will be more here again next year.
On Wednesday, Margriet decided to bake bread, even though it was way too hot to do so. The house really got a bit warm in the process! I must be honest, the results were delicious. True I had to do a lot of quality control testing as soon as it came out of the oven. Well as soon as it was cool enough to cut. It was soooooooooooooooooooo good with the new batch of honey butter she also made. Because it was so warm, the batch that she made normally is right for two loaves, but it rose so much that it made three. Actually it was too much for three too, should have been about 5 loaves I think. The bread in the pans was HUGE! Guess Margriet is really getting Americanized as she really has really gotten the hang of sourdough baking. At least of bread and cookies. That’s all I need! Homemade bread and cookies
Time to get a-going. More sweating to do!
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
77º F, Cloudy, N wind 2 mph.
Good afternoon,
It is finally cooling down a bit. Started the day with a pretty good old-fashioned thunder storm. High winds, 42 mph, lots of rain, .6", with a lot of thunder and lightening too. Further west and also south, they really got nailed with more wind and rain. Some hail too. One of the weather guys said that there was hail 3½" that would get your attention if it landed on your head! I tend to agree, but unconscious might be more accurate. We actually played hooky from church today as the rain and wind was at it’s worst about the time we should go. Decided it really nice to enjoy the rain and cooling air. Temperature mad it to the mid to upper 80's today, before heading down again now as another rain front is coming through at the moment.
The heat has been unbearable for the past few days. It has been almost as oppressive as I can remember. We feel like an ice-cream cone melting in our seats. Our energy has also been sapped more than in the past for some reason too. Not too much as been accomplished. The best thing we are doing is sitting in front of a fan, letting the sweat run - somewhere. I got out the camp stove and set it up on the deck to cook on Friday. At least I was able to keep some heat out of the house while I made some Southern Fried chicken for supper. Margriet thank me as she was about at the end of her rope. I had forgotten how hot the little stove can get in a hurry. Almost burned the chicken while searing the first side. Operative word is "almost." There was enough leftover for me for lunch yesterday to eat cold. It wasn’t to bad either.
We are drinking a lot of iced tea, some also made on the camp stove, so it seems there is always some steeping and ready for the refrigerator as the previous batch is about gone. Much rather drink coffee, hot, but know I will drink more of a cool drink than a hot one. We have been doing almost no physical activity of any kind, so have to make sure we keep taking liquids, even though it doesn’t feel like we need to.
Our gold finches are having a hard time this year outside of the window. The thistles are having a hard time this year, so providing very few flowers and seeds for the finches. As a result we don’t see more than one or two. Don’t know where they are getting food, but it ain’t here. They are pretty though and we enjoy those that come very much. Hope there will be more here again next year.
On Wednesday, Margriet decided to bake bread, even though it was way too hot to do so. The house really got a bit warm in the process! I must be honest, the results were delicious. True I had to do a lot of quality control testing as soon as it came out of the oven. Well as soon as it was cool enough to cut. It was soooooooooooooooooooo good with the new batch of honey butter she also made. Because it was so warm, the batch that she made normally is right for two loaves, but it rose so much that it made three. Actually it was too much for three too, should have been about 5 loaves I think. The bread in the pans was HUGE! Guess Margriet is really getting Americanized as she really has really gotten the hang of sourdough baking. At least of bread and cookies. That’s all I need! Homemade bread and cookies
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A week or so ago, I paid the last of our property taxes. Low and behold, in the mail I got a letter and a check from Kewaunee County. I had paid too much! When I read the statement, I transposed two numbers in the amount, so paid $9.00 too much! Never thought I would see the day when I would get money back on taxes for any reason! Nice for a change.
A week or so ago, I paid the last of our property taxes. Low and behold, in the mail I got a letter and a check from Kewaunee County. I had paid too much! When I read the statement, I transposed two numbers in the amount, so paid $9.00 too much! Never thought I would see the day when I would get money back on taxes for any reason! Nice for a change.
Time to get a-going. More sweating to do!
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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