The Heat
It has been very hot these days, with record highs throughout Italy. Whew…being a Californian girl, hot summers are nothing new. However, humidity and lots of sweating is something new indeed. Dry hot versus wet hot – is one better than the other? Amazingly, I still have dry skin even with all the humidity!
The heat is really making it difficult for me to do anything for long periods of time. I stop to rehydrate, wipe off sweat, wash my face, stand by the fan and such distracting things. So annoying! I guess it’s a silly complaint…and if you haven’t realized already, we don’t have air conditioning here. Back in California everyone had air conditioning or you could run to the mall or public places to cool down. Here in Italy (perhaps because we are in a smaller town?) places don’t usually have air conditioning units installed or when they do it’s not set at full-blast where it feels freeeezing indoors and scalding hot when you step outside suddenly.
I suppose it’s a good thing to sweat a little sometimes and slow down your life. However, it’s also a really good excuse for me to do nothing. Giving into major laziness…so this is why there’s siesta and nap times, especially in the summer.
My sunflowers! - I miei girasoli!
The lovely thing about summer here in the Tuscan hills though, are the lovely views of sunflowers all over. I can see fields and fields right from my bedroom terrace! We also tried planting some and although they turned out a bit skimpy inside pots instead of in the real earth and soil, the first one flowered today! A little one, but so cute and lovely to see the bright yellow. Makes me smile…
Posted on July 17, 2009 at 4:01 pm | italy
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ooooooh I like the sunflowers!
omg you live in Italy? Tuscany? Wow. My husband and I went there for our honeymoon and fell in love with Italy. Sometimes I miss it so much my heart hurts. It is nice to meet you
You can always visit Italy!