tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post7598946764739578271..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Summertime and the Living Is . . .Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60570072943371271902010-06-30T20:18:35.981-04:002010-06-30T20:18:35.981-04:00Hi, Trish, thanks for stopping by.
Hugs on the ch...Hi, Trish, thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Hugs on the chiggers. I think they're worse than ticks. The itching drives you crazy.<br /><br />I have a hypersensitivity to mosquitoes. There must be something in my body chemistry that attracts them because if there's one within five miles, it bites me.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24864446827757866302010-06-30T20:11:41.890-04:002010-06-30T20:11:41.890-04:00Dianna, we never used/had sun screen either. Don&...Dianna, we never used/had sun screen either. Don't they say that the greatest damage is done when you're younger? I know several of my grandchildren are quite dark, but their moms still protect their tender skin.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83709294470290515692010-06-30T20:09:19.157-04:002010-06-30T20:09:19.157-04:00LOL, Anna C. I had two fans blowing in my bedroom...LOL, Anna C. I had two fans blowing in my bedroom while I finished MY RECKLESS SURRENDER!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45972146782492269662010-06-30T20:08:23.784-04:002010-06-30T20:08:23.784-04:00I guess the weather doesn't warrant an air con...I guess the weather doesn't warrant an air conditioner, Anna. We'd die in this dry heat when the temps get into the triple digits. Fortunately, that doesn't happen often.<br /><br />Melon ice cream!!! Now you HAVE to share that recipe with us. Is it a state secret? LOL<br /><br />Your fruit patches sound delicious. I love all kinds of berries, especially strawberries.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75267780151883464202010-06-30T18:47:39.713-04:002010-06-30T18:47:39.713-04:00I did most of the damage when I was a kid apparent...I did most of the damage when I was a kid apparently. Have places all over me that were caused by the sun. When I was a kid there wasn't such a thing as sun screen.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42813282318659191062010-06-30T18:44:23.223-04:002010-06-30T18:44:23.223-04:00Ah, this post brought back memories. I can remembe...Ah, this post brought back memories. I can remember running around barefoot outside so much that I could run on the gravel driveway without it hurting.<br /><br />You mentioned ticks, which reminded me of chiggers. Oh, how I hate chiggers. Oh, how they love me.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75207927514513487612010-06-30T16:45:01.177-04:002010-06-30T16:45:01.177-04:00Ooh, Jo, you might need the aircon on when you pic...Ooh, Jo, you might need the aircon on when you pick up that book ;-) There's a reason the heroine has such a glint in her eyes on the cover, snort!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60524865408618745272010-06-30T16:37:51.574-04:002010-06-30T16:37:51.574-04:00Uh no, Jo - no air con here in England - at least ...Uh no, Jo - no air con here in England - at least not in the houses. We've never really needed it- but I think the whole gulf stream thing is affecting our weather!<br /><br />We use fresh fruit from our garden for the ice cream. This week we've picked strawberries, raspberries, cherries and gooseberries. We freeze the surplus. The only thing we've bought is melon - lovey hubby's melon ice cream is to die for! (best pressie I ever got him - a proper ice-cream maker)Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50863251912121643332010-06-30T16:19:13.052-04:002010-06-30T16:19:13.052-04:00Oops, left off CRAZY, Anna.
Crazy long days.
...Oops, left off CRAZY, Anna. <br /><br />Crazy long days. <br /><br />Crazy high temperatures. <br /><br />Crazy water adventures. <br /><br />Crazy cool drinks in tall iced glasses.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72656090838738936722010-06-30T16:17:15.270-04:002010-06-30T16:17:15.270-04:00Hi, Anna C, whose MY RECKLESS SURRENDER -- along w...Hi, Anna C, whose MY RECKLESS SURRENDER -- along with the outside temps -- is heating up my nightstand.<br /><br />Lazy, hazy, dazy -- that about sums up summer, doesn't it?<br /><br />For us readers, summer just ISN'T without a slew of books to read.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17830812319366851772010-06-30T16:14:59.166-04:002010-06-30T16:14:59.166-04:00You seem like a summer girl, too, Donna. My feet ...You seem like a summer girl, too, Donna. My feet are way wider than when I was younger, too. <br /><br />Is Old Bay seasoning what is put ON the french fries? Kinda sounds like a man's aftershave LOL.<br /><br />LOL on punching the holes in the canning jars. I killed a lot of fireflies before I figured that one out!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-67095509073298584472010-06-30T16:11:02.002-04:002010-06-30T16:11:02.002-04:00Hugs on the boiling Cambridge, Vrai Anna. Is the ...Hugs on the boiling Cambridge, Vrai Anna. Is the AC on the fritz, then? Anyway, sounds like you're a true summer child. <br /><br />Did you freeze fruit for your ice cream or are you using fresh? Ummm, I just had a vision of fresh peach ice cream!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36214211127023382342010-06-30T16:08:41.266-04:002010-06-30T16:08:41.266-04:00LOL on the "severe browning" s7anna. Ho...LOL on the "severe browning" s7anna. Hope there's no pain in it!<br /><br />Half my children turn dark, dark brown with no burning and half just burn, blister and peel.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65876199747577697632010-06-30T16:06:35.715-04:002010-06-30T16:06:35.715-04:00AC said, "I also remember my mom sprinkling w...AC said, "I also remember my mom sprinkling water on the sheets before we went to bed to cool them down."<br /><br />Now that's a unique idea I've never heard of before. Did it help?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-69795489560630828042010-06-30T16:04:54.036-04:002010-06-30T16:04:54.036-04:00Cindy said, "Just sayin' Jo-Mama... in ca...Cindy said, "Just sayin' Jo-Mama... in case it might be worth anything to you..."<br /><br />What??!! A bit of blackmail from Aunty Cindy? They do say that a picture is worth a thousand words, or maybe a thousand gags! Yuck!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85033904486919548332010-06-30T16:02:32.843-04:002010-06-30T16:02:32.843-04:00Hi, there in Virginia Beach, Terri! Coincidentall...Hi, there in Virginia Beach, Terri! Coincidentally, we went to VA Beach on graduation night, many years ago. It was a mild summer that June. I'm sure it's changed a lot since then.<br /><br />Back in the day, running around was ALL there was to do. We only got about 3 TV channels, too! I'm sure all that exercise was much better for us.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45030175202488681452010-06-30T15:39:00.166-04:002010-06-30T15:39:00.166-04:00Jo - Here in Va Beach (not far from the James!) it...Jo - Here in Va Beach (not far from the James!) it is SCORCHING. And to think, it's only going to get worse. I grew up in Ohio and loved catching fireflies, though we called them Lightning Bugs. Now, my cat stares out the window trying to catch them. <br /><br />Other than play softball in the summers, we did nothing but run until late at night. We were never inside, it seems. No video games or computers to keep us occupied. That was back when you actually knew all your neighbors.<br /><br />Never ran without shoes, sensitive feet. :) No picnics, but this makes me want to have one. Now I just need someone to have one with. *sigh* And I avoid the sun like the plague. Don't want the burn or other complications that can come of it.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80934992794051507882010-06-30T14:42:01.055-04:002010-06-30T14:42:01.055-04:00Speaking of wearing shorts...
I happen to have a ...Speaking of wearing shorts...<br /><br />I happen to have a piccie of Jo-Mama and I BOTH wearing shorts. It was taken a couple of years ago in Acapulco, Mexico.<br /><br />Just sayin' Jo-Mama... in case it might be worth anything to you...<br /><br />;-)<br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32472021620623004572010-06-30T14:39:55.521-04:002010-06-30T14:39:55.521-04:00YAY! It appears that blogger is FINALLY going to l...YAY! It appears that blogger is FINALLY going to let me comment. :-P<br /><br />GREAT post, Jo-Mama! And you & Dr. Big on a picnic blanket?!?! I hope it was a very loong blanket! He's TALL people! VERY TALL!<br /><br />We never did many picnics in the summer because of snakes! ACK! I do remember when we had no air conditioning but only an old swamp cooler. My sister and I would play directly in the down-draft of it. Not all that cool, but at least the air was moving. I also remember my mom sprinkling water on the sheets before we went to bed to cool them down.<br /><br />It finally looks to be cooler here in NorCal today so I may forego my shorts for capris. The world can only stand the glare from my flabby white legs for so long...<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86452460625932210542010-06-30T14:33:41.966-04:002010-06-30T14:33:41.966-04:00Not so much burning...more along the lines of seve...Not so much burning...more along the lines of severe browning *grin*s7annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315567395060561106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6473965254376300152010-06-30T14:10:20.795-04:002010-06-30T14:10:20.795-04:00Greetings from a boiling hot Cambridge, Jo! I'...Greetings from a boiling hot Cambridge, Jo! I'm all for summer and hot weather ... but, I do miss the aircon! *uggh*<br /><br />Love summer weather and summer clothes and sandals/flip-flops.<br /><br />I'm a beach baby - love it! Love the sun, love playing in the water, water-skiing, rafting etc, love lying out there bronzing and reading. Love summer evenings where it's light until 10pm and the air smells lovely.<br /><br />LOVE home-made ice-cream, which lovely hubby is a star at making. This year we're using our own fruit! And we're already harvesting our own veggies too. Yum.<br /><br />And, I especially love summer because that's when conference is and I get to catch up with my pals!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12013987213853427742010-06-30T13:58:18.427-04:002010-06-30T13:58:18.427-04:00Oh, meant to say, I saw fireflies for the first ti...Oh, meant to say, I saw fireflies for the first time last year in DC! They're magical, aren't they? I was absolutely enchanted! We don't get them down here.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51011084264009284772010-06-30T13:57:42.187-04:002010-06-30T13:57:42.187-04:00Hey, Lime, way to go on the chook!
Jo, what a lov...Hey, Lime, way to go on the chook!<br /><br />Jo, what a lovely post. It really made me feel lazy, hazy, crazy! <br /><br />I ran around barefoot all summer too. And I was such a water baby, I loved that summer meant swimming. My favorite bit was we usually had holidays by the sea for a couple of weeks. LOVED those! I remember curling up with lots and lots of romance novels - I read The Flame and the Flower one of those Gold Coast holidays, I remember. The family didn't get a lot of interaction out of me while I was doing that!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78802619505095012672010-06-30T13:45:54.150-04:002010-06-30T13:45:54.150-04:00After many, many summers of not wearing shoes, my ...After many, many summers of not wearing shoes, my feet are so wide, it's difficult to find shoes - so I don't. My summer uniform is definitely shoeless and shorts.<br /><br />Growing up in Maryland, we always headed to the ocean in the summer. Bethany beach, Ocean City, Rehobeth - I know them all. I will always think of the sound of the waves and the smell of french fries with Old Bay seasoning for summer...and chlorine. I've spent a lot of summers at the pool, sunbathing, swimming and working.<br /><br />Fireflies are magical. We used to catch them in a jar (make sure you punch some air holes!) with thoughts of selling them to John Hopkins hospital that used them for research. But after all the work timing the capture between jar and lid just right, and watching their lights blink on and off - we'd let them go free.<br /><br />Love the summer but prefer our more temperate climate in Ohio to your triple digits, Jo.Donna MacMeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310857800824141312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75784290469477830532010-06-30T13:06:42.418-04:002010-06-30T13:06:42.418-04:00Susanna said, "My father grew up one of 9 chi...Susanna said, "My father grew up one of 9 children on a farm during the Depression and never lost the urge to grow a LOT of food."<br /><br />My parents had that same need to be self-sustaining and I guess it filtered down to me, although now I only grow tomatoes.<br /><br />That garden sounds yummy! There's nothing quite like picking your own fruit or veggies and putting them straight on the table.<br /><br />My grands think everything is grown at the local Costco!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.com