Summertime Blues

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

Hard for we Floridians to believe that summer actually doesn't start until late June. It's already getting almost too hot for me. I slept in this morning, usually get up at 6 and get out into the garden by 7. Today I didn't get out there until 10 and the sun was already scorching down on me. I hate summer. With my lupus, I'm trapped inside in the summer just like northerners are trapped inside in the winter. Still, I've gotten a lot done -- not as much as I wanted, but a lot. I've got a bit more to go, but May isn't all that bad and I think I can get it done before it gets REALLY hot in June!

I'm lucky, I guess. Here in Gainesville, I at least get some spring weather. Down in Z10 there were only two seasons: fall and summer. No spring or winter at all. I really do enjoy the change of seasons up here.

Magnolias are blooming and birds are waking me up and putting me to bed at night singing. What more can you ask for?

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SweetMonkeyCheese Z9 Tampa
10 years ago
I cheat, I have a utility fan that has outlets on the fan, so I can set up some umbrella's, grab the outside electrical cord, plug in the utility fan, then plug my phone and speaker into the fan and I have shade and breeze where ever I work and I can listen to tunes without running down the phone battery!!

I have a much older version, but the fan is like this one.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/45653132?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227032875327&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=79313858889&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=134817913449&veh=sem
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10 years ago
A fan won't help me, unfortunately SWM. It's the temperatures that get me, and a fan in the heat doesn't help me at all. It just moves the hot air around, but I'm still hot. I've learned to live with it. When all the northern states are under inches and feet of snow, I'm walking around in my shirt sleeves and flip flops, so there is an up side.

I'm seriously considering starting my African Violet collection again. It gives me something to do in the summer when I can't go outside much. At one time, I used to sell them on eBay, but I just grow a few for fun now. They are so addictive, though!
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zzackey
10 years ago
I'm sorry you have lupus. I had a doctor years ago that thought I had it. I have Fibromyalgia and Sleep Apnea. That's enough for me. I've been sleeping late since the time change. I'd rather be out in the garden. May God heal you of your lupus!!
irma_stpete_10a
10 years ago
SMCheese, re the fan, is it particularly quiet? Say, quieter than a $20 box fan? Also, does it have a wide enough range to keep away no-seeums & mosquitoes?