It feels like the desert and my poor plants are not handling
it well. I get out very early to walk and then start to water
as soon as I get home. The knock out roses that are
hardiness personified are getting some kind of rose disease.
I had to spray them this morning. If we can just get through
August, perhaps it will be better.

The house stays cool and if we can get by without a power
outage, we will be fine indoors. I try not to use anything but the air conditioner between two and seven because our electric company has us on a smart hours
program.

I am having friends over for dinner Saturday night. They
are leaving on an Alaskan cruise next Tuesday. I am
having roast beef. My kids always called it Roast Beast.

Last night I went out in the yard to do the pooper scooping
before Henry comes to mow and I said "hello baby" to the
little dog next door. Max answered from the shadows and
God knows what he thought about the eccentric lady
next door, scooping poop and calling him by endearing
names. Ted and I laughed about it when I came in.

This is library day and bank day. I really feel for people
who have no respite from the heat. The library is always
full of people soaking up the cool air. I am glad they
have there and Senior Citizen's places to go during the
worst part of the heat.