Hi Ric. Well, that hot spell sure does not sound pleasant. I like your idea of feeding the squirrels cold peanuts. That should help them get through the heat.  I like putting a sprinkler on the lawn and watch the birds having a shower. They love it.  Yes, it’s best to stay indoors where its cooler. Theres always something to do there. I imagine it’s not just the grass that’s burning off. I would think many plants would be getting scorched too. Actually tomatoes survive quite well during the hot weather as long as they are watered daily. We grow ours outdoors in the ground and they survive in temps well over a 100+. The sun may scorch the upper leaves and parts of the tomatoe in the direct light but the lower branches do ok. We had unexpected rain yesterday. The Bureau did not forecast it (they goofed again as usual) The morning began sunny but by midday we had showers through till this morning. Its partly cloudy this afternoon. Well you have a nice day Ric. Cheers ~Pat~

In the crazy world we live in, nothing would surprise me. I'm always leary whenever I leave the house. Which I did this morning..food shopping..got some good sales on meats. If we had a deep freezer, I could buy more. Rain is on the way after midnight. Folks further east will probably see more, but will be grateful for whatever falls. I've been able to get some walks in..now that the temps have dropped. We should see mid 80's thru the weekend. Have been noticing more squirrels this week. One of my empty pots on the front steps is full of small acorns. I got the feeders replenished yesterday. One more bag of seed is arriving this afternoon. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week.

  Hi Rick - I pay attention to restaurants- gotta pay attention to that Applebees too.. lol.  I never go by those percentages. I pay my tips in cash and I pay what I feel like giving them, depending on how nice the waitress is.  Being pleasant and smiling as a waitress pays off, because they make more.  Never give my tips based on those crazy percentages. This may be troublesome to the people who add their tip to their credit card, which I never do. Our meal goes on a credit card, but the the tip is given in cash.. 

Another warm week here..after Wednesday, we will see low 80's for a couple of days. Until then, I'll be staying indoors. I did get a few things done earlier, so my day is done. We never got the rain yesterday they had forecasted. Maybe a shower will sneak in this evening. I had to water my flowers a few hours ago. My hydrangea has only one bloom. But it's holding on so far. Enjoy the new week ahead. We are 1 day closer to Fall.

  Afternoon Rick - Hope you like this cold treat as much as I do:)  Do you use a lot of ice cubes in your drinks?  I drink a lot of water and I put lots of ice cubes in the glass. The colder the better. I like my iced tea very cold too. What do you normally drink? Did you get much of Canada's smoke in your area? We had a few hazey, smokey days here, but I think it's starting to clear out. The smoke irritated my eyes and throat. Well, I guess there's nothing we can do about it, except maybe complain. lol.. I was hoping it would have floated on down to Washington and choked out the bad guys in the White House. Hope you have a relaxing afternoon...

GOODNIGHT RiCK

Hi Ric. Do hope your weekend will be extra pleasant. Cheers ~Pat~