Posted by on Jul 15, 2023 | 14 comments

This is Splash from Lunapic, but I couldn’t get wet enough to feel COOL!

IT IS SO HOT HERE! Mama felt that my Saturday art should be cool and calm to offset the temp here. Even the sea is warm so it’s possible that mama will put her toes in soon.

When you grow up swimming in a bathtub (the Gulf of Mexico), mama says, your body has difficulty getting used to anything under 25C/77F!

And yet, we have a dear friend from long ago visiting our little village, and she swims in San Franisco bay morning and night! And of course, she swims here, too, although this heat is making life a bit uncomfortable for her. And for the tourists, I’m sure…

Still, our friend’s recipe for refreshing one’s spirit— a slice of lemon, a slice of cucumber, a little mint, frozen in the bottom of a glass and then served with water poured over it— is one of summer’s best coolers!

Stay cool, everyone, and do drink enough water if it is hot where you live. Water is the key to staying safe during heat spells.

Wait a minute! Where is my SPLASH cooler?