Monday – 20-06-2016 – Celebrate Summer Solstice (Northern Hem)

It’s time – G’morning on first Monday of Summer 2016 – yay, we made it!
Enjoy to all in Northern Hemisphere! 🙂

Condolences for all in S. Hemisphere 😉

Wishes for a better than expected day!

Oh, my condolences on passing of your father-in-law. 🙁
May special memories comfort you in coming days.

Whew, just got back from mini walk – gosh it’s still hot!
Agree w/you Joan – li’l too warm for mid-day walk!
They promised cooler temps after rain…well had about 5 min sprinkles & it’s still steamy & sunny!

Well, here’ a share from weekend:

Newbie feral Kiki or Niki…call he/she both!
Does give me eye kisses daily after put out nomz 🙂

OK, time for tall cool one as iced coffee w/sprig o’mint!
Ah, that’s better – to the lounge chair Tux for some serious snuggling…later!

Hi all! The moon was lovely last night… It’s the FULL STRAWBERRY MOON (Native American harvest time) and just found out it can be called THE HONEY MOON as well, since the haze creates a honey color this time of year. Interesting!
I got some strawberries from the farm, two different types, but they aren’t as good or sweet as usual. Am a bit disappointed…. They did get a lot of rain this year!
AV, how exciting about the wedding being so close! But, sorry to hear the continued issues with the new AC system! Too hot right now for that!
KZ, so sorry for your family’s loss of father-in-law….. So very sad…..
Joan, that’s so cool you got to eat some of your own peas and strawberries! YUM! Yes, they are good in salads.
Very hot here, but I’m inside… nice and cool with the new wall AC. It works SO MUCH better than the central air ever did. The central air must have been slowly dying over the years…. It ran and ran and barely cooled it in here. This AC is SO much cheaper to run and works beautifully. Wonderful gift from dear sister. *Feeling very blessed…
Hope everyone has a lovely day! Enjoy!

Psst:
Here’s Heat Exhaustion Help for Purry/Furries
FYI:

Please help keep pets safe:
Indoors
Have fans/AC Going
Keep Water bowls filled at ice if need
Keep blinds/shades drawn if get afternoon sun

Outdoor Kittehs/Ferals
Place food/water in shaded area
Keep water bowls filled – add ice to keep cool
Have Rest Area set up in Shade

Have a pawsome rest of the day…back on the flip!

Good morning all.
JJ, sorry about your uncles passing. Condolences to all.
KZ, condolences to your family and Mr KZ’s family.
I didn’t manage to post yesterday, it was one of those days that things go wrong and when you really don’t need them them to go wrong. I was up and out early to buy a new packet of bird seed for my outdoor feathered friends and popped in to offer some seed to Mum. As I got out of the car I saw some water where I didn’t expect it and them I noticed a grassy ‘bubble’ in the lawn about 3 feet across and 3 inches high which gurgled ad hissed air when gently pushed down. Yikes ! ! I turned off the water supply and noticed the bubble went down. I called my brother who drove into town and investigated by turning the water back on so Mum and I could fill containers and he got to see the ‘grassy bubble’ pop up again. Phone calls to the council and half the morning gone I got back home. Then last evening I get a txt from Mum saying “locked out”. Called her in her cell phone but no answer so grab Mr MS,torches and keys and head to Mum’s again to find her standing in the cold dark night with takeaways/takeout in her hands. It was easier to buy dinner than to cook with no water but she had lost her door key in the process. I have an emergency set of keys. We went back to the carpark and found her door key sitting forlornly on the ground in an empty dark spot and all is now well. Now she is just waiting to hear about the leaky water pipe, one that she and Dad installed 68 years ago. It has corroded through, this could be an expensive repair with lots of digging up of the property. 🙁
Today is the shortest day for the Southern Hemisphere and the first to occur with a full moon since 1967 and won’t happen again until 2062. It is also International Pee on Earth Day, diluted urine is good for the garden and growing plants because human urine contains nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium as well as a few other trace elements that plants need to grow. I’ll leave that topic there. 😮
We have had a unusually warm Winter so far but we are only 3 weeks into Winter. It’s an overcast day with light drizzle which is turning into heavy rain tomorrow.
KJ 35C with humidity – no thanks. Too muggy for comfort.
AV, the wedding date has raced up so quickly. I am sure you are all organised. Well that just sucks about the AC installation companies, I hope you can find someone reliable and knowledgeable.
JK, love the Summer pic. Kiki/Niki is sweet and love the eye kisses.
Hi JJ, your new friend the chicken guarding dog sounds lovely. Good to see your sugarsnap peas grew finally.
BB, it is such a let down when strawberries don;t taste how they should. It could be early season berries though.
When we have hot days here and Shadz is uncomfortable I slowly and gently pour water over her. She has become used to this over the years and finds it cooling, she wanders off to a shady spot and preens herself and also gets extra water into her this way.
Off to do some housework and open and shut the door for HRH.

Thanks all for the condolences. It’s been a long day, but one filled with lots of family and friends. I didn’t sleep hardly at all last night, probably due to the full moon, and I am dragging at the moment. I checked Facebook before I went to bed last night and a friend of mine had a cow that got loose in her yard and she took a pic of it looking out of her window. So I woke up in the night in a cold sweat–I had a dream there was a steer lose in my house and it was hunting me down. Good grief. I couldn’t find a place to hide and I could hear it coming. I just couldn’t get back to sleep after that so I went downstairs, where Willow and I heard a strange noise like a low, soft howl. Oh Jeez. I went back upstairs as fast as my bum hip would let me (which isn’t very) and laid in bed with ‘big eyes’ for a few minutes contemplating on whether to wake up Mr. KZ. I didn’t, as I knew he had a big day ahead of him and I knew he wouldn’t appreciate me waking him and telling him that story. 😐
Wow MS, hope the water troubles are fixed and soon. Nothing worse than no water, except maybe no electric. In the country here, if there’s no electric–there’s no water.
JJ, so sorry to hear about the loss of your uncle.
BB, the strawberries sound so good. I hate getting them and having them be hard and sour. They just aren’t good that way. Nothing better than getting fresh picked ones, but the farm markets around here are few and far between.
AV, the excitement is building with the wedding approaching. Bummer about firing the 2nd A/C company, but I get it. Would love to hear more about the new system and how it works.
PG, he may not go in his shorts, but he would NOT be presentable. He looked so nice today in his new ensemble…and he got many compliments on it. I even bought him shoes too and they fit!! He puts things back in his closet until the next funeral or wedding. This time I’m washing and pressing everything and hanging them up myself–knowing they are going back in his closet CLEAN!
JK, how pretty is that gray cat KiKi/Niki! Are the eye kisses the same as a slow blink?
KJ, it must be hot everywhere in North America today–it was sweltering at the cemetery, but there was a good breeze under the trees. I couldn’t wait to be done and get back in the air conditioned car. So glad we have it in the house too.
I’m going looking for jammies…and a cat to snuggle.