103 Degrees Fahrenheit!!!

Summer has arrived with a vengeance this week. Temps are breaking records all over the area. We are thankful for the a/c in the trailer and the car and in spite of the heat get on with our lives.

Thursday was a flute session with Annie and Chip at Annie's house. It wasn't a lesson but a celebratory afternoon of music. Annie had written a poem a few years ago about the grape vines of her life and we all played our flutes between verses. Really workled well. Chip had made a grape pie to go along with it. He had decorated the top of the pie with maple leaves in honor of us being Canadians.
What a lovely mellow afternoon with dear friends. Went to the pool for a dip when we got back. Starting to work our way through the contents of our fridge and freezer as our departure nears. We have a lot of frozen shrimp to get through in the next week.

Friday was another 103F day. Wow. Di had to go get a pedicure and haircut but Lary stayed home and sat in the pool and got a bit of a sunburn. Tonight was our Cochella Valley Flute Circle. Several people are leaving. One chap is moving back to Montana because his wife wants to be close to a grandchild. Another chap is American Special Forces and thinks he might be in Libya next week. Even with all this gloom about people leaving it was still a very uplifting evening. All of our clay flutes that we made a while ago arrived and everybody played them. I am very thrilled with my "E" flute and Di loves her "D" flute. Must get some sort of protective case to transort them in.

Saturday, today is already over 80F at 9:15 AM. Thursday's heat broke records for the high in the hundreds, and the overnight high of 72 also broke a record for the hottest overnight temp. Whew. It is hot earlier than normal.