Fact: The hottest natural temperature recorded was July 10th, 1913, in Death Valley, California. It was 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
It was 80 when we got up this morning; hard to believe, almost like being in Phoenix or Las Vegas! Rumor has it the temperatures are starting to drop.
I could not sleep, so I did the Daily Diary early. I looked at the thermometer, and it was already 75 degrees!
We walked the garden to determine what must be done before it got hot, and suddenly, we heard a flock of geese! They landed in the schoolyard behind us and stayed there for quite a while.
Mary told me this reminded her of action movies and her favorite actor. I was puzzled, and she said, “Goose Willis.” Of course, I had to replay, so I asked Mary, “Which side of a goose has the most feathers?’ She studied the geese for a while and gave up. I responded with, “The outside!” Mary chased me back into the house, honking.
They are loud and very messy!
We got a text bright and early from our dance group; we got together for a group photo. We look pretty good after dancing for two hours.
A picture of the gang from last night’s dance.
We watched our series for a while, and Mary, not to be idle, fixed her hat for the tea; I assisted by drilling holes in the little space-related decorations and provided thin steel wire to fasten them onto her hat.
MA\ary’s hat is ready for the tea.
I worked in the garage for a while, attempting to move tools not used regularly into the He-Shed. I assisted Mary in slicing onions and slicing the zucchini and wondered what she was up to in the kitchen. At lunchtime, I was provided with a delicious stuffed zucchini, and it was terrific; I ate two pieces.
Did You Know?
- A zucchini has more potassium than a banana.
- The flower of the zucchini plant is edible, and fried squash blossoms are considered a delicacy.
- The world’s largest zucchini on record was 69 1/2 inches long and weighed 65 lbs. Bernard Lavery of Plymouth Devon, UK
Mary did it again, stuffed zucchini!
While having lunch, the news came on, and I watched Biteme and his seriously ill-informed press secretary “talk.” It reminded me of what the two cowboys said to each other.
I should not watch any news program; it is too depressing.
Today’s high was less than one hundred but still quite unpleasant.
How hot is it?
- The cows are giving evaporated milk.
- The chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
- I saw a dog chasing a cat, and they were both walkin’
- Hot water now comes out of both taps.
- Every time I think about ice, water pours out of my ears.
- You burn your hand opening the car door.
- You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
- The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
- The potatoes cook underground, and all you have to do to have lunch is to pull one out and add butter, salt, and pepper.
- Farmers feed their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.
We went to Jan’s in the afternoon and brought her some ice cream and other goodies. The sun was partially obscured because of the fires around the local area, and I began coughing, just looking at the sky.
Houston, we have a problem.
We stayed until almost sunset and then returned home to watch Mrs. Maisel; we are on the last season and episode four.
