I just heard on the news that more than 40 people have drowned in France while seeking relief from the heat. This is serious business over here. The UK Government published this list of ideas, which I found rather interesting. I’m used to dry heat from living in Arizona and camping in the desert, as well as high-humidity heat from living in Florida and California. So, for me, most of this makes sense. However, many European countries rarely experience the heat we are having this spring, especially in Germany, and I’m loving the loose-clothes suggestion!
Our home faces south with all our sliding doors as walls. We get roasted during the day. Lutz has taught me a lot about staying cool in Germany, and we have a daily regimen for keeping our home cool when temperatures reach 38 °C (100 °F) or higher. All our electric shades are down and cracked for light, and sliding doors and windows are closed, and the fans are turned on. At 9 pm, we open all doors, windows, and the bathroom’s sky window. Shades are opened a bit more. This is how we sleep! By 8 am, it starts all over again. We close all the doors, lower the shades a bit, and turn on the fans. I got a few more ideas from this article, and so I’m sitting pretty in my cool home. It’s just getting from the house to the car for the air conditioner that’s killing me! Check this out and get serious about staying cool.
I'm Melinda Stevens and living the life of a beach bum was inevitable since my father was a lifeguard for the city of Los Angeles. My memories of growing up on John Street in Manhattan Beach, California were filled with joy, excitement and adventures; until my world, as I knew it, fell apart when we moved to Del Mar, California. My father was offered the position as Captain of the lifeguards and we started the slow migration to the small deserted stretch of beach in 1963. At twelve years old, this seemed like the end of my life. Remember, I’m writing with clear hindsight now, ok somewhat clearer… Little did I know this would be the beginning of a new journey and give a bit more clarity to many of the events that led me to this new cooking adventure.