In The Shade of the Okra

Posted by Hildra Tague Jul 23, 2009

I don't sit in the shade of the okra any more like I did as a kid, but I love it when friends share vegetables from their garden!

So, we're in the good ole' summertime? Not! It's a drought and hot enough to fry a whole omelet on the sidewalk! The air conditioning makes triple digit heat much more bearable nowadays. There is the temptation to vegetate inside in the cool air. But a friend invited me to the Y to see her water aerobics class and I was reminded of how important it is to stay physically active.

There's nothing worse in the hot weather than car trouble. My car had soldiered on for almost a dozen years, so repair issues were beginning to surface. So I decided to bite the bullet and get a new car since I was able to refinance my house and save on my monthly budget. I noticed while car shopping that I have a completely different approach to big purchases than I had with previous car purchases. As a caregiver, I was lucky to find one my husband can get in and out of easily. And we were amazed at how technology has changed in the last decade or so! This one ought to go at least fifteen years or more.

It's still hot as can be outside. I guess that's a clue that I should be sure we're ready for a hurricane. Hope this year takes a rest. Ike did enough damage last year to cover two years. I'd be willing to take a year off:-)

I really don't like heat, but I don't like cold even more. So I'll just stay in the AC during the heat of the day and enjoy the flowers blooming outside my window. The spider lilies seem to love hot weather. They can have it. I'll just look.

By the way, you might want to try sitting in the shade of the okra. You'll need a nice hot day, a shady hat or bonnet, no air conditioning, and a vegetable garden. I guess it would be helpful to be young and short like I was when I used to do it:-) If you can't find some okra, at least I hope you find some shade.