Is it hot in your part of the world? Last night, it sure was here. All my tossing and turning is resulting in my having serious trouble writing today (read about my books here).
People flock to Los Angeles, especially near the beach where I’m at, because we’ve got the best weather anywhere. No matter how high the mercury reaches midday, there are usually breezes throughout and a twenty degree drop in temperature by bedtime.
My little home has wonderful cross-ventilation, which makes the idea of air-conditioning a bad idea, environmentally and financially. Plenty of neighbors, though, are so spoiled that they get cranky if their thermometers aren’t within a degree of their favorite number.
I’m not as fussy — so long as I can sleep well! Yesterday, however, there were no breezes to cool my place. When I woke at 3 a.m., it was still 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.6 degrees Celsius)! Because misery loves company, especially when it’s dressed up as constructive research, I found this video to share with you, about how keep a body cool…
When Ella Fitzgerald sang “Too Darn Hot” from the ‘Cole Porter Songbook’ in 1956 (conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman) she made it sound fun — almost…
What do you do to sleep through a sweaty night?
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Oh dear, hot! hot! hot! We are in winter still but it is already getting warm and the trees are coming into blossom.
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Must be lovely? We got a late spring here. Monarch butterflies are stopping by on their way south
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Oh really, that is interesting. We have a very early spring here. There are flowers and bees coming out everywhere.
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A lot of people are surprised that we have air conditioning in this part of Canada, but with summer temps of over 90 F, we have no choice. I could never sleep in that kind of heat and humidity!
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Wow! Count me among the surprised. Is this due to global warming or has this always been the case?
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It’s always been warm in the summers but getting worse over the last few years!
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Hot here in Spain too but we manage.
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Glad you’re doing well Darlene 😊
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As I wrote before, we hardly ever have that problem in little Denmark. We are situated between two oceans within the westwind belt, so there aren’t even many days without wind here. I must admit that I am glad for that, as I have problems with heat. But all the tips from the video would give me the summer cold I am having now without those tips, haha. Getting sweaty and then standing in the wind …
I wish you cool nights!
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Wishing you a speedy recovery dear 🥰
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Thank you! Now my husband started. It seems like he always starts being sick three days after me, which is good, because he is till fit when I am worst, and I am better again when he has it worst. Good team work! 😉 ❤
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Exactly 😝 same here
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Nothing much has changed in the US since Henri Miller wrote The Air-Conditioned Nightmare.
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I never heard of that one. Will have to check it out
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