It's hot here. Really Hot. Predicted heat index of 113 today, actual temp of 98, although I haven't checked the radio to see if it's actually hit that yet. It's supposed to cool off by Wednesday - "cool" being 89 or so. Hopefully the barns over at Stephens are staying cool; they've got a few horses with health issues that make them not-so-happy when it's hot.
So, we sorted the laundry yesterday, and I got cracking on it earlier than usual. Had 5 of the 7 loads done by noon, and then we just shut the blinds and tried to stay cool. I'm assuming there was a peak alert from the electric company, but I didn't hear anything on the radio at noon.
Got a few things accomplished over the weekend. It was going to be hot Saturday, so we got up earlier than usual (ha!) and were home by 1:00 instead of our usual 5:00. Took a box of stuff to the household hazardous waste drop-off, did some grocery shopping, and stopped at the farmers' markets in town. (We have 2.) I was hoping for some good peaches, since the "Ripe & Ready" (tm) peaches at the store are neither ripe nor ready. They're usually so green you could drive nails with them, actually. We were too late for the good peaches, at 11:00 (the market opens 8-12), all we saw were small squashy ones, $4 for a pint box with about 6 peaches. I did get a $7 quart of blackberries, but for some reason, they don't taste like they did when I was a kid. Either it's because we were eating wild berries, or I just remember eating them with a lot of sugar sprinkled on. We'll have to check back Wednesday, since they do another market from 4 to 6 on Mondays and Fridays. Good peaches apparently move fast.
Coming later: El Burrito stories. The kid's a character.
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