Sauna

The South has the reputation as the hot and sultry part of the country (with good reason, judging by my visits to Florida), but I don't think even the bayou has anything on the Mid-Atlantic this time of year! The heat... the humity... it's a natural sauna! (How we haven't attracted a bigger Finnish population, I don't know!) And it's not even technically summer yet! Luckily, tomorrow and the weekend are supposed to see cooler temperatures. Still, it's only the beginning. True summer is a bitch in these parts. (We have a beautiful fall, though. That's my favorite time of year.)

On days such as the past few, the mind boggles as to how our ancestors lived for millions of years without air conditioning. The very thought of it makes me wilt.