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Dog Days of Summer
1 Jul 2012 10:46 amI'm back to hiding in the basement. Hot, hazy, and humid are the words that ruin my productivity. We don't have air conditioning. Somehow it broke years ago and we never got it fixed. Normally the stupid hot weather only shows up one week a year so I never gave it much priority. A/C isn't cheap. Without much in the way of insulation and maybe poorly connected ducts, it never reached the second floor anyway. We have an old mock tudor house from the late 20's or early 30's. It seemed wasteful to spend $80 a month on AC when only the basement got cool anyway. The basement is already cool. Instead, I bought a dehumidifier.
We're on our second week of high temps. Everywhere in the US looks to be the same. It's really hard to think about wool in this weather. I need to finish carding some fleece to spin. Instead, maybe I'll play in some water and felt a hat.
I was hoping to finish some new garb for Pennsic. If it's this hot now, imagine what it'll be like in August? I started on a bog dress. Small problem, the sewing area is in the attic. The attic is hotter than Hades. Fortunately bog dresses aren't complicated and don't take long. I'll have to do my sewing early in the morning. So I'll setup my inkle in the basement and weave me some trim.
I'm still trying to catch up on paperwork. Receipts for taxes had to be done last week and invoices are piling up too. I've more yarn to wind and a van to pack for WW. With all this work to do, I picked up some books at the library and indulged myself. And what did I pick up for my summer reading? Why, Monica Ferris of course! I read Knitting Bones and Thai Dye this weekend. I'm tired but satisfied. It's quite comforting to read about blizzards when the heat hits 100. I even got out my knitting after reading that. So stay cool and remember, heat stroke IS an emergency. Stay safe my friends!
We're on our second week of high temps. Everywhere in the US looks to be the same. It's really hard to think about wool in this weather. I need to finish carding some fleece to spin. Instead, maybe I'll play in some water and felt a hat.
I was hoping to finish some new garb for Pennsic. If it's this hot now, imagine what it'll be like in August? I started on a bog dress. Small problem, the sewing area is in the attic. The attic is hotter than Hades. Fortunately bog dresses aren't complicated and don't take long. I'll have to do my sewing early in the morning. So I'll setup my inkle in the basement and weave me some trim.
I'm still trying to catch up on paperwork. Receipts for taxes had to be done last week and invoices are piling up too. I've more yarn to wind and a van to pack for WW. With all this work to do, I picked up some books at the library and indulged myself. And what did I pick up for my summer reading? Why, Monica Ferris of course! I read Knitting Bones and Thai Dye this weekend. I'm tired but satisfied. It's quite comforting to read about blizzards when the heat hits 100. I even got out my knitting after reading that. So stay cool and remember, heat stroke IS an emergency. Stay safe my friends!
