Whether the Weather be: A Few Clouds (55F/13C)
In the News: French woman confesses to killing eight babies (Source: LA Times)
Events of Note: Unit 4 Responses to peers on DB.
* Slept late, but we all needed the extra rest following the week that we've just had. A Sunday sleep-in isn't so bad, after all. Much of today will be about organizing and planning for the week that's ahead of us. Some basics taken care of, such as laundry, dishes and floors. It's a gorgeous day outside, with barely any sea breeze, which is a real treat for us. We're going to head out, soon, and get our daily intake of Vitamin D. Sadly, my husband has to work today, when I'm sure that he'd far rather be out sunbathing like my daughter and I are planning. Hopefully, he can have a day off later this week. My daughter may be heading back to preschool part-time next week, now that the State voted to re-open her school.
* I miss hot Summers (even though I know that people in the South and the East have been experiencing crippling heat, of late). I also miss the hot Summers of my childhood. Being raised on a sheep and cropping ranch, you grew well-accustomed to noting the various seasons and with having the weather playing such an important role in maintaining a sustainable livelihood. The majority of the years that we were ranchers though, it was severe drought conditions, which are far from optimal for any run-holder. In the Southern Hemisphere, the hot, dry winds blow predominantly from the North. In the Canterbury province where we farmed, these warm winds blew in from the north-west. The horizon would change, and there would be a distinctive cloud bank that settled in just below the main skyline, which was nicknamed the "NorthWest Arch". It was the harbinger of cloudy, warm, gusty weather. Some people also complained of an increase in a kind of seasonal illness, with increased migraines, allergies and irritability whenever these winds blew in. They could certainly suck you dry. Here, the cold winds blow down from Canada in the North.
* Well, I'm off for a while. See you in this week's Discussion Threads!.
