Unseasonal Grumble

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Unseasonal Grumble

by LissaT ^Pro @ Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 – 09:36:40 pm

I'm not a great fan of hot weather.
BUT
there are also limits to how much coolth I want in August. Daytime temperatures in the mid 70s and night-time in the upper 60s are what I want at this time of year. I don't want to have to turn the light on to read in the middle of the day. I want to sleep under a sheet rather than a quilt. I want to eat my meals in the garden. I want the plums and blackberries to be sweet and ripe. I want the garden to be a blaze of colour rather than windswept, with just enough rain (usually in overnight showers) to keep the grass green, not torrential downpours so that I'm having to dry (or at least air) my washing indoors.

Do you see in the blog below? - the children may be paddling, but they are wearing rainproof jackets!
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- Rev Ruth
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- Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 @ 09:20:01 am
Do you know, I was thinking the same thing last night when I got into bed with the full winter duvet and was still cold and had to put a cardie on to read. Brr.
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- LissaT ^Pro
- Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 @ 10:43:25 am
I keep an old eiderdown across the end of my bed for the cat, but I had to pull it up for me rather than go hunting for a duvet at two in the morning.
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- Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 @ 11:02:47 pm
I only complain about this weather because my children are disappointed (no paddling pool, no long bike rides...) but I love it. I love the cosyness of grey skies and the extra blanket. It beats sweating limbs any time! My husband has forced me to use a blanket rather than the summer quilt because he is always hot, but I freeze at night! Perhaps I should be putting on some weight to 'pad' myself out. In any case, I look forward to the winter - with the fireplace swept and ready, and the log pile outside, I shall be very happy. I intend to teach my older boy how to light a fire, properly; well, as properly as us Sicilians have been taught. Any suggestions/tips are gratefully received.
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  - Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 @ 11:38:53 pm
  On fire lighting, or keeping warm generally?
  
  My grandmother taught me how to light a fire when I was about seven or eight. 5 sheets of newspaper each roughly rolled and tied into a loose knot, then 9 sticks of dry wood each no more than an inch thick placed in a grid pattern on top of the paper, cinders from the last fire on top of that, and finally plenty of coal or logs. Open the draught and use just one match to light the paper in 3 places. Close the door and windows to allow the chimney to do its job properly. This has worked every day from November to March for as long as I can remember - very occasionally when the grate is cold or the wind has been in the wrong direction or my father has 'helpfully' used his own method to create a mean little smoke signal it has had to be re-laid and re-lit, but that's rare.
  
  I never freeze at night; it's years since I wore a nightie or used a hot-water bottle or a winter weight duvet, and I never close my bedroom window or turned on the radiator, which is why I'm grumbling about having to go into what for me is winter mode in August.
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- Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 @ 12:44:54 am
Ah! Exactly the same method - though I never counted the sticks of dry wood. Interesting that things may keep the same despite our countries being so far away from each other. Also, men can't light a fire; amazing, as they are usually better at practical stuff, but it appears that a fireplace really is a woman's place.
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  - Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 @ 10:02:40 am
  No, men aren't better at practical stuff, but they think they are and, since many of the jobs they think they are better at are boring, dirty, uncomfortable and time-consuming, we're not going to disabuse them of that notion, are we?
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- sivakumar123
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- Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 @ 09:52:50 pm
women are much smarter than men. and more productive.
- - LissaT ^Pro
  - Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 @ 10:48:51 pm
  You may say that, but I couldn't possibly comment.
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