These extremely uncomfortable days, I am very thankful for a home that can be kept comfortable with air conditioning. What makes it even more comfortable is having creative hobbies within my sewing studio to take my energies.  If the weather outside would be such that the gardens could take some of my time, I would be plodding around in mud-laden shoes. The soil in the gardens is like walking on a sponge until your shoe breaks through. Dennis has commented that the grass looks as if it has given up on standing upright. Wouldn’t you know it . . . there are rain and thunder showers in the forecast. The least of ours, the cats, can be found stretched out with their tummies on the cool-feeling concrete in the garage. They have been going through a lot of water . . . some for drinking and some for splashing their feet into. Everybody seems to know what makes them feel the best.