What do you do to cope with the heat at this time of the year? I stay indoors a bit more in my air conditioned house and decided this week to work on a cool little cross stitch pattern. Yesterday I finished the pattern, which is available as a free download from Silver Creek Samplers. (https://www.silvercreeksamplers.com/dog-days)
Although my ears are not quite as long as those of the dog in this image, I confess that I have been spending a lot of time in front of a fan as we cope with a heat wave that has enveloped much of the United States this past week.
As I noted in a blog posting earlier this month, I returned this year to cross stitching, which I did a lot during the 1980s and 1990s, after a break of about 20 years. I am working on a bigger project, but sometimes it is fun to knock out little projects like this one that make me smile.
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Mike Powell 
I try to stay out of the heat because it makes me ill.
Lovely cross-stitch!
As a native Floridian, and a very old one at that, I don’t mind the heat and humidity. Although reported as a “heat wave”, summer seems very much “normal” so far. We can set out watches by the arrival of afternoon thunderstorms, we can count on the humidity waiting for us just beyond our front door, the mosquitoes are overjoyed to see us – “Florida Normal”. 🙂
… “set our watches” …
Stay cool, Mike.
Thanks, Robert. When I do venture out with my camera, I stay out for shorter periods of time and make sure I carry lots of water with me.
That is adorable Mike! Think I’ll download directions and make one! Thank you! Yes, it’s been terrible hot here in the northern Shenandoah Valley too. Time to go water plants!