Riding around beautiful Sacandaga Lake today in upstate NY to visit some friends. Remembering my family renting camps and cabins here so many years ago when we were young. I tried to locate one of our cabins along the lake marked off by a huge white boulder with “Whispering Pines” written across it in heavy black paint. No such luck. The cabin is probably long gone due to new development along the lakefront.

However, we did find the Old Country Store, right at the edge of the bridge. Of course we had to stop and look it over. Things were different but the outside looked much the same. I was thrilled it was still there. Such memories!

• As a child, coming in sunburnt and happy from swimming in the lake.
• My sister and I just about reaching the height of the counters, facing the difficult decision of which old fashioned candy to choose from the large glass containers.
• Driving around with Mom and Dad in the old fin-tailed Cadillac with our wet hair flying in the breeze.

Do you have special summer memories?

Any old landmarks that are still there? Please share in a comment!

Unbelievable temperatures the past few weeks. All across the United States.

Definitely days where you felt like you were just melting away. 

Our home has no air conditioning except for two of the rooms upstairs. Add to that the fact we decided to hold on to our CRV for just one more year, even though the air conditioning died at the end of last summer. “Surely we can make it through one more summer, ” I said to my husband. “I’ll be on a summer schedule at work so won’t have to drive in as many days, so I’ll take the CRV and you can drive the nice air-conditioned car.” Hubby happily agreed.

Fast forward to the last two weeks and learning how to cope with the heat.

• All the windows down and racing through any yellow lights. Can’t stop or I’ll lose the breeze.
  
• Long hair in one tight braid that still manages to get flyaways flinging out all over my head, giving a whole new meaning to the “windblown look.”
  
• A plastic mug of ice in the cup holder that conveniently and thoroughly melts into a cold drink within minutes.
  

I’m learning how to live without ac in the midst of a heat wave. Feel like a character from a book. Will need to keep notes for my next story…

I’m wondering how people in the South cope with such high temps. What would you do if you had no air conditioning?

If you lose power during extreme heat?

So many out there. What blogs do you read every week?

Do you enjoy devotional blogs?

Book reviews or writer’s blogs?

Are you drawn to those filled with humor or do you like ones that address serious topics?

Please share your favorite blogs in a comment. I’ll be sharing my favorite ones in a future post.