Yes, hot

 

Something we never do: eat dinner outside on the deck.  It's usually too chilly, too breezy, too noisy on the street, etc.  Cold noodle salad with shrimp. White wine on ice cubes. 

Our weather made the national news for good reason.  It has simply never been this hot before in the Northwest. Well, in the era of modern record keeping. Many locals have never experienced a heat wave like this in their entire lives, and it's overwhelming.

Thank goodness for our basement bedroom where it stays quite tolerable.  When I came upstairs at 4:30 am it was 86 degrees inside. About 75 outside. I opened every window and door to try and cool things down for the day.

Another record high today close to 100, then even hotter tomorrow before this weird weather pattern finally starts to break down and marine air moves in from the coast. Our natural air conditioning is broken for now.

Strange times. My friend Betsy (a Northwest native) says it feels "apocalyptic."