The hot drive back was bad enough to give me a headache, so I took a nap before going to the pool. Which was at capacity, but they let me & another lapswimmer in since there were open lanes. Supposed to be storms later.

All I can handle for dinner ice super ripe, ice cold peaches. Luckily, I was able to pick some up at the market this morning. They has samples out, so I got to remind myself which was my favorite eating peach, which turns out to be their sunripe yellow. I've found I like the vanilla-y sweetness of white peaches, but prefer them sliced with an accompaniment like a mild cheese or mixed with other fruit. Straight up? Sweet yellows.

I got some peaches and some chocolate balsamic vinegar last weekend at the farmers market...

Oh my jesus.

I'm with family, Strix. I'm good, thanks.

Good! I hope you feel better.

Thank you. I think I'm going upstairs in search of cracker type food.

Yikes, aurelia - take care!

Good thing I came home when I did -- I turned on the TV to a storm warning and the wind is picking up outside.

Ugh, Aurelia. Feel better.

Strix, put all of that over some vanilla ice cream and you have one of my favorite summer desserts.

Ah, summer, when 92 degrees in the shade feels pretty good, especially with a light breeze, and I can cheerfully tell myself that "No, that's not an incipient panic attack while I'm driving down the freeway, that's just an incipient asthma attack from the smoke in the air! Much more reassuring."

edit: Really, it was reassuring, I actually felt cheered up. "No, I'm not going nuts, it's just my crappy lungs!"

Sorry you're feeling so rough, Aurelia. Feel better quick!