On the Last Day of August

Triple Digits! 

We broke heat records, today!  The forecast said we'll go up to 109, but, it was already 111F when I took this photo and we eventually went up to 112F, according to the news.  But, with the humidity being just 9%, it didn't feel too uncomfortable (the humidity has since gone up to 24%).  I considered going into the bedroom and putting on the a/c, in the afternoon, but, I found myself feeling comfortable with only the fan.  The house stayed around 88F most of the day:

88F (taken at 7:30 p.m.)

I kept the windows closed all day to keep the house cool and opened them around 7:30 p.m., just after I took this photo.  It was still warmer outside than inside, but, I wanted some fresh air!  

Wednesdays are when I vacuum the house, usually, but, I decided to skip the vacuuming!

I had texted gardener M, late last night, when I heard the weather forecast, and told him it was fine with me if he wanted to take the day off.  But, he does other gardens both before and after mine and he said he planned to work today as usual.  I told him to let me know if he changed his mind, that it would be fine, but, he showed up and watered the garden, as usual.  I served him two of the slices of the bara brith that I had made and he liked it.  He gave me another kind of pluot he had bought:

Pluot: Dinosaur Egg

He said they are sometimes called Dinosaur Egg pluots!  It was very sweet and I cut it up to add to the fruit salad I made for my brunch:

Fruit Salad for Brunch

I had the last piece of the small loaf of bara brith, as well as fruit salad.  

Yesterday, I had taken a couple of slices of the bara brith to neighbor S for her to try.  She said her daughter N tried it and liked it.  In the afternoon, neighbor S called me to ask if I'd like some red grapes her mother had given her and I said I'd love to have some.  A few minutes later, she brought me a bag of grapes.  She said she was on her way to the Armenian grocery store and if I wanted anything from there!  Oh, I was so tempted to say, yes, please, but, I was good and said, no, thank you!  LOL.  I have plenty of what I need and enough of what I want for right now.  

I didn't feel like having my evening cup of tea today, but, made some tuna salad sandwiches and ate them, along with a piece of mango.  

Speaking of mangos, I took these photos of the Kent family of mangos a couple of days ago (that's part of what I was doing in the garden on Monday, when I forgot my cup of tea that was brewing):

Clark Kent SuperMan-go

Conner Kent SuperBoy 

They both seem to have received too much Kryptonite!  

But, look over here:

Lois Lane

"Hello, Lois, You're Looking Swell, Lois"

Oh, I hope you will manage to stay well during our triple digit heat wave, Lois!

And, you, too, Apple Seedling:

Apple Seedling

I will have to give it a name if it survives this heat wave!  

I'll do a garden update at the end of the week, but the heat wave will continue next week, too, we've been warned!  It never fails - end of August/beginning of September are our hottest days of the year.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Fans and electricity
- Low humidity
- Neighbor S bringing me grapes and M giving me more pluots

- M tending to the garden for me
- Modern technology which enables me to keep in contact with friends and family, via texts, emails, phone calls, and video chats.

Today's joyful activity was participating in the monthly photo challenge!  

Tomorrow is supposed to be slightly cooler with a high of 100F.  I wonder if we'll go up higher than what the forecast states!  Meanwhile, in Berkeley, the high was 71F today and it will be 75F tomorrow!

How is the weather in your area?