Hot Hot Hot

Even the birds are thirsty!


Somebody send me a breeze please! Man, it is so freaking hot here today. Out of the blue, we get our hotter then, well, HOT fall weather. Santa Ana's are blowing somewhere, but not here. Even a hot Santa Ana is better than no breeze at all.

Fire season is really here when the Santa Ana's get here. In October 1993, about four hundred homes were destroyed here in Laguna Beach. We didn't move here until 1997, but were close enough to see the flames and get ash all over our house and in the pool. Although, we did have and air conditioner then. It was horrible for the homeowners and city though. Many sold their lots and people bought them up and put huge concrete style houses up. Many modern homes, that personally, I dislike. I prefer older wooden homes or a different siding. Cape Cod, Bungalows, Victorian, Colonial styles. Although if a fire happens in the canyon below us, I know I would wish I lived in one of the concrete houses. Let's hope that doesn't happen here in our eucalyptus grove. Euc's explode and have a lot of oil in them.

I wonder sometimes what I would take. I wonder if I should have it all ready in one area if I did have to run like hell. I know the baby books, but we have albums and albums and boxes of photos from the last fifteen years. I suppose having those in a place in the garage would not be such a bad thing. Right now they are scattered about the house. I would definitely get the cat and dog first, put them in cages in the car and then fill it up. I think I would take some of the art work for sure. Clothes can be replaced, but I could always grab some on the way out, if I had the time.

I think it is a good idea to get a video of the whole house and the contents. I wanted to start a business doing just that, and never did. I believe that there is enough money in this town for people to pay for somebody to tape for them. I know people have recorders, but how many of us actually do it? Film all the jewelry, artwork, appliances, upgrades to the house. The outside with the $60,000 landscape. Just about everything of value frankly.

I think it would be handy to keep all the receipts from the remodel that we did when we bought this house eight years ago too. That is all in one file. And we each have a personal file with various documents & passports in them. They should be near the photos to grab quickly.

Last week we had thunder and lightening. This week hot dry weather. Typical for this time of year though.

Okay, that is all I have time for. Time for this mom to pick up a couple of kids from Chorus. The other, who is at reheasal will not be done til I get back up the hill guaranteed!

Update...It got under 90 degrees last night after 11:00. It is 82 degrees at six this morning! Although the Santa Ana's are not supposed to blow like they did inland yesterday. But, it is still going to be a hot day and the sun just came up! UGH...

I am jealous of all of you who have a real colorful fall....And the cool temps we had earlier in the year, when you were all sweltering.

A very hot sunrise