Iced green tea elixir with lemon, pomegranite molasses and ginger simple syrup; adding a slug of bourbon is quite nice later in the day.

That sounds mighty fine!

Welcome back, lisah! I enjoyed seeing pictures of your trip.

Happy birthday, flea!

Happy flea day!

As foretold, I spent the long weekend lying in front of my fan moving as little as possible, which worked pretty well for getting me through the heat and allowed me to do a lot of reading with minimal should-be-doing-stuff guilt. The heat continues for a couple more days, but today, at least, I am in the office which has air conditioning so I am enjoying that

Iced green tea elixir with lemon, pomegranate molasses and ginger simple syrup; adding a slug of bourbon is quite nice later in the day.

Oh, wow. Yes.

I will note that I actually have pomegranate molasses in the house and all the other necessary ingredients, so I will be making an elixir later.

JZ and I are plotting to relocate the pigs to a big cardboard box with hay and trot it down to the garden apartment which is cooler, as it is getting Too Fucking Hot in San Francisco for furry creatures.

I just stepped out to pick up lunch and just the seconds that I was actually outside between the buildings and the car (my car stayed relatively cool parked in the shade all morning) I determined that it remains Way Too Hot

And yet, hot and sour soup sounded really good for lunch. Haven't broken into it yet to confirm.

Eta: have tried the soup and it is good, although if I wasn't in air conditioning I might not be as pleased to eat it

That elixir sounds great. I do not have the ingredients but I want them! I’ve been making homemade lemonade (juicing lemons and making simple syrup) and diluting it by making Arnold Palmers, since otherwise it’s gone too quick! But now I really want ginger simple syrup.

Happy birthday flea!! Glad your fam is settling into the new digs?

Welcome back lisah! I too would be reluctant. Heck, I AM reluctant to be working even though I wasn’t anywhere exciting!

HOORAY END OF CHEMO!!!!!!

In the course of which, with everyone in the family present and looking on, it was discovered that my mother had blocked my brother’s number, angrily, at some point, and then apparently forgotten about it. So, every time she reached out, he had been replying, including sending pictures. She didn’t receive any messages because she had him blocked. He didn’t notice she didn’t reply directly to anything he said because he’s kind of clueless and our mother is kind of non-sequitor-y over text in the normal way of things[....]Everyone found this hilarious except my mother, who was embarrassed. I am mostly just amazed she knows how to block people’s numbers.

O'Henry lives!

...and work air conditioner is not exactly working. It's not as hot inside as it is outside but it is unpleasantly warm. Bah.

Happy Birthday, flea!

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday flea!

We got home late last night. Mr. S had a total meltdown on the flight back. I need a vacation after my vacation.