It's Hard This Morning!

We poured the concrete last night and set the pole for the clothes line! It turns out you really can't screw up with quickcrete, though, I tell you reader, we did try our best! Bryson stuck the hose in the bucket and after about a half a minute I mentioned that it was looking like a little too much water. The result was a soupy slop, but once it was poured into the hole, we realized that extra water was not a problem and Vuala! the concrete is hard this morning!

After digging the hole and pouring the concrete we wanted to make sure the dogs would stay out of it, so we set up some miniature picket fences,

and seeing how nice they look, we've decided to build a little flower box around the pole and plant some flowers under the clothes line. Worse case scenario would be that our clothes smell like flowers when they're dry.

Once again we had our air on for a minimal amount of time, yesterday. I turned in on at, about, 2:30pm and turned it off at 6pm because the outside air was already cooling and the breeze was beginning to pick up. At around 8pm we opened the windows and I never even broke a sweat. I love going to sleep to the sound of crickets and waking up with the birds. I really feel like we are creating our own little oasis, here, in the city.

I must remark that I used to be very "warm-blooded" in the sense that I would get hot at the least amount of warmth in the air. However, when I started walking and exercising regularly, that went away. I think my body is more capable of regulating its temperature now. I know that sounds crazy, but I stay cool easier and I can warm up faster when I want to. I know that exercise helps increase circulation and lower your heart rate. So, my only assumption is that when I'm warm and I move slower and my heart rate is able to lower to an extent that enables my body to remain cool. Then, when I'm cold and decide to move around, my heart rate goes up easily and, aided by better circulation, get's blood flowing to the areas that need warming; namely my fingers, toes and nose. I don't think 80 degrees would have seemed cool to me a year and a half ago. But I can promise you that it does now.