What a month! Like the majority of Newfoundlanders, I don't have an air conditioner as there usually isn't much need: our summer temperatures normally sit around 20-24? (70-75?) with perhaps 2-3 days of high heat. But like the rest...
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| Trying to read captions on Netflix as I can't hear a thing over the sound of Old Yeller! |
But one of my favorite things to preserve for winter is rhubarb/strawberry syrup. You simply add a little water to rhubarb & strawberries (I use a 4-1 ratio R to S), add some sugar to your taste (mine is slightly tart), stew this, strain into bottles; and when you're ready to use, pour over ice and add sparkling water (on a 1 to 3 ratio or to your taste). [Tis' also grand added to a G'n'T?] And it's such a wonderful hit-of-summer in the middle of winter!
I have managed to walk the brook path most every day (which someone has named Rusty's Run) as long as I go early morning or just before sunset. The bugs can be a bit fierce, but it's always cooler, quieter and so serene in amongst the trees and ferns.�
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Temperatures this week are supposed to be slightly lower, but now the humidity has begun to set in!� So, I shall have to endure the roar of Old Yeller for a while yet.
Stay cool and hydrated, my friends. Namaste!
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