Warm here

 

And many would say, too hot. Seattle could reach 85 for a few hours this afternoon, so a heat advisory is in effect. 

Ask anyone from the Sun Belt, the Deep South or the East Coast, and they’ll tell you we are weather wimps in the Northwest. 

Anyway, heat never lasts very long here, because the big ocean just over yonder keeps our climate temperate year round. 

 

We drove to PowellsWood Garden in Federal Way, a nice place for a quiet walk in the fecund Jurassic Park garden. 

Getting there not so peaceful in the mad rush of speeding cars on a Saturday afternoon.  

I know you're thinking, "old lady slow driver" holding busy people up, but even consistently going 5-10 miles over the speed limit makes you an irritant on the roads these days. 

Sigh. I’ve driven in the same way for 60 years now, just getting from point A to point B without an accident or a single ticket (knock wood.) When did people become so impatient and aggressive?

What to cook in this warm weather. In the NYT cooking section, I found a cold soba noodle salad with spicy peanut dressing. That sounded simple and easy. Ha ha. The dressing alone had about 8 ingredients, including a half cup of peanut butter and quarter cup of soy sauce. Too heavy for delicate buckwheat noodles! 

Like many of those NYT recipes, a little too much of everything. No photo this time, it turned into a big sticky mess. Back to simple grilled meat and salad.