What a week it has been, friends! The heat has been something else. I know other places have had it worse and I am lucky to have AC to hide out in, but just taking Ruthie out for (brief) walks has been enough to leave me dripping. I made the executive decision to not worry about exercising this week -- too dangerous to do outside, frankly -- and have accepted that I'll be a little stinky all day until I shower before bed. I haven't blown my hair dry in a week, not that I've needed to, and much of my time has been spent in a dark room. We finally got a brief thunderstorm late yesterday afternoon. It didn't do anything for the humidity, but it at least dropped the heat index by about 20 degrees. Today we're only (ha) supposed to reach a high of 88ºF. Still a bit too warm for me, but it's better than mid- to upper 90s.
While I haven't made a ton of progress on my Midsommarkrans, I am happy to report that I have conquered the left/right confusion and have 3/4 panels done and the fourth under way:
After knitting and reknitting so many times, I am finding that I am getting faster at the lace because I'm not checking the stitch key as often. I've just started the neck shaping on this panel and it's moving right along. I hope that by next week, I'll have joined all four panels in the round and gotten started on the body.
By way of a pup-date, I'll let you know that Ruthie is doing much better (although she did wake me up at 4:30 a.m. yesterday -- good thing I had the day off and could nap with her in the afternoon!). She has a playdate with Bagel this morning and puppy class tomorrow morning, and she's had a couple of quick play sessions with the pups on the next street over this week when we've happened to run into them on a walk. She has been enjoying taking naps on these hot days, which isn't much of a departure from her usual routine except that I've been next to her. We've pretty much given up on keeping her off the couch in the family room, so we got a slipcover to protect the upholstery and it's working well. She still occasionally "digs" or chews on it, but, you know, puppy.
I am not going to express any hopes or expectations for the weekend ahead because that hasn't gone at all well the past two weeks. Instead, I'll say I hope it's a good one for you, and I'll leave you with the spectacular rainbow we spotted when we went out for our last walk yesterday evening, right after the showers moved through.
I love that rainbow. And that you've allowed yourself some grace and taken care of yourself during this heat! Hurrah for making progress on your tank - fingers crossed for a smoother knitting experience :)
ReplyDeleteI know I just said this in your post from Wednesday, but I hope you have a great weekend!
That was a week! Next week temperatures are supposed to be back in the mid-90s but at least it's not 100 and we have a brief respite today. Your tank is looking good and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear that Ruthie is doing better! That is fantastic news! Frankie and I have likewise been taking shorter walks... this heat and humidity is just no fun! I hope your weekend has lots of good things... XO
ReplyDeleteOh yay for progress on the tank! Hope it is now smooth sailing through the balance. And yay for Ruthie feeling better. I bet her pup playdates are so fun for her. And ugh to the weather we've had! Nasty doesn't even begin to describe it. Today is so much better (I was actually chilly walking down the driveway to the mailbox!), but I know the temps will climb back up next week. Hopefully no more heat indexes of 105! Have a wonderful, restful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe heat here was awful. I did manage some work time in the flower beds. The evening it rained I did a lot of weeding. The rain felt so good (and makes pulling the weeds easier).
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