It feels like I've been in survival mode since the end of June. The heatwaves keep coming. This week, Hurricane Debby rolled over us, so temperatures were actually in the 70s. It's just that it stayed humid and the wind was so intense it gave me sinus migraines, blew down trees, and was disruptive overall.… Continue reading 2 Hot 2 Cloistered
Tag: summer
Beating the Heat (Or, the heat beats me)
June had a beautiful start, but its last two weeks have been and will be lost to a long heatwave. Water ice has never been more appropriate! It comes with lots of sinus headaches, and fatigue. And longing to be outside in the sun, but staying inside to do yoga instead. Well, I still like… Continue reading Beating the Heat (Or, the heat beats me)
June on the Road
How is June so gorgeous?! It's also been so busy, I have whiplash. We started the month as guests at a really fun wedding. Seen from the road: Then spent the second weekend of the month at a work conference RE: civic engagement on college campuses. I'd never been to Oberlin, OH before. We drove… Continue reading June on the Road
In late summer, I burn out.
August is hot and unrelenting; it's also the month I must work outdoors. My whole month is consumed by County Fair: prep, its running, its dramas, take down, and recovery. It's been over almost a week but I haven't even begun to recover. The week before Fair, a dangerous windstorm blew a large recycling can… Continue reading In late summer, I burn out.
Every hydrangea season, I become a mystic.
We had the big family reception at our house, and it was beautiful and crazy and overwhelming and perfect. I don't know if I'm going to post pictures of so many people's faces here because again, I don't know if I can trust Google like that. But for now, here's what June was like, slightly… Continue reading Every hydrangea season, I become a mystic.