Phew it's hot!
I hope you didn't come here, expecting a hot foodie in the pretty sense. It's just summer heat here!
Good afternoon Hivers. I took the morning to relax and stay cool. Figured I could hop online later in the day. Such a silly girl...
It's worse now than it was this morning (duh). Should have taken the afternoon off instead. I gotta tell you, I'm not looking forward to the rest of the summer if it holds temperatures like these. We've gone way higher last summer. This being a single story house with a flat roof, it's not really easy to keep the heat out, especially if nights and mornings don't give any relieve either. Our windows all have screens on the outside, so that helps, but still, that roof...
I want airco eventually. With our solar panels, it's a good addition, especially when I can use it to help heat up the place in winter aswell. Gass isn't cheap! But you know, me being jobless and all, I figured 'It's not a smart financial move right now'. Replacing the leaking roof window is a better investment... Bah for being all sensible.
Anyway, it's just the two very hot days this time (I'm sure it'll get worse later in summer). Tomorrow will be a little more do-able. The good thing about these days is that my strawberries are kicking ass!
Plenty of fruits to add to my breakfast!
Yesterday, I harvested most of our endive(?), because it was starting to shoot up in the air, wanting to produce flowers! They apparently get bitter when they do that. So I cooked them quickly, cooled them off and they are now in the freezer, waiting for me to make ehm... 'stamppot', which google translates to 'stew', but that's not accurate. basically, mashed potatoes, mixed with endive and fake bacon.
There's a few small ones left to harvest later.
My lettuce is doing really well too! So instead of crackers, I figured I should make a salad today. It was the right kinda weather for it anyway.
So that was a tasty lunch!
I'm also being harassed by our ehm... agency that deals with the sick and the jobless for when you want government support. I say harassed, I mean they wanted me to fill out a form with all sorts of questions about the sickness, what can and can't I do, etc., as if I actually asked for support. I filled in the form, but also send them a message, asking why the heck! I never asked for any kind of financial support when I quit my job, because I didn't want to deal with stuff like this. I hope it's just an automated system flaw thing. We'll see.
I'm not sticking around online for much longer guys and gals! Gonna sit on my behind, watching (listening to) MacGyver episodes, waiting for my body to cool off again.
This is where cold feet come in handy, girls!
I'll just do a quick tour of replies and curation first.
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As usual, my own images are used in this post. They are really not worthy of a steal, are they?
I saw the strawberry thumbnail and it reminds me of things I should buy yesterday. Thankfully where I live it's starting to rain. It's a bit hot in the morning but rainy during the afternoon to evening. BTW your salad looks refreshing!
Thanks, yeah the salad was very good on a hot day!
We had some rain this morning aswell, which was really needed for the garden. Might even get some more tonight, what a luxury :-)
It's very hot :'( I have my USD fan on max and as soon as I leave to get a drink it feels extra hot being away from it instantly. Having left Finland for a while now I will still need more time to get used to this heat. Not looking forward to visiting Asia soon.
I can imagine, if you're not used to it, or well... I wonder if I'd ever get used to it. Finland sounds good right about now, must be cooler there! Where did you move to?
Ah, fans... I think my air purifier will make an excellent fan today, thanks for the reminder!
Currently residing in Portugal, been a nice week where I've welcomed rain and clouds but it hasn't brought down the heat in the air much. I do need to order a dehumidifier now that you mention that!
Oh Portugal! Yeah that doesn't sound like the place to be during summer heat. I visited there once at the end of summer, which was a nice summer extension after temperatures in the Netherlands already dropped. Perfect timing and I did really enjoy our stay there. You say currently, do you move around a lot?
We'll hopefully be getting some rain tonight. Would be good for the garden and I can be lazy and not water the fruit and veggies for a change :-)
Yeah, been moving around lately quite a bit after 3 decades in Finland :D I shouldn't complain, surviving -35c with 22m/s winds at its worst (military training) I should be thankful for the heat but I guess having gotten used to the cold this is another level.
Just get a hose and spray them from afar! :p
Oh that sounds awesome! There's something alluring about traveling the world, exploring new places. I think if I was single, I might have headed out into the big, scary world aswell. Alas, with a hubby who's afraid he'll die of infection if he sets foot outside the country, the best I can do is vacations to a couple of European countries! Or Japan apparently, but that requires so much flying :-(
So yeah, I basically started with a watering can, until hubby called me crazy a couple of times and hooked up the hose 😅
Are you going to post hot pics? I hope you wont let us down by bait and switching with some wet fruit? :OD
I might do you all a favor and just post some of my gf in that case once I get there. My hand in the previous pic is all I'm gonna dox, well, at least until a dporn project launches which isn't a joke. :p
Lol, ah good old DPorn. I remember that. So much hair!
Asia? I live in Hungary (central Europe), and we also have a hot summer here. You do not have to far from Finland to experience the heat of summer.
Magyar vagy?
Only hungarian I know from playing on a WoW server filled with them. :P
Yeah I think the effects of global warming are starting to show.
Igen (Yes).
I am appalled that I was not immediately presented with a hot foodie and instead had to look at frankly offensive pictures of glistening foodstuffs. ;O)
I was afraid of that! I'm so sorry, I will try to be more clear with my titles next time.
Also, I feel offended by you calling my strawberries offensive!
I am offended that you find my offensive comment offensive!!! How dare you! Or me. Or something!
Well this could just go on and on and on!
And now I am going on and on. Well, tsk. This is outrageous! :Op
Ah well, that's what you get with old men... Not your fault!
;0D
I saw the strawberry thumbnail, so I did not.
We currently also have hot summer in Hungary.
Ha, a smart one!
What do you do to stay cool-ish?
I stay inside the house as much as I can.