Thursday #437. Summer finally arrived in the north-wet coast

**smokey the elder** · 07-07-2011, 01:40 PM

That sounds great. I have some raspberry vodka to add if anyone's interested.

**catland** · 07-07-2011, 02:01 PM

I spoke too soon.

The clouds have returned. Momo - one strawberry lemonade before it gets too hot.

Smokey - do you want that raspberry vodka straight-up or with the lemonade?

Mari - I'm happy for your flowers and hope that your AC keeps on working.

done.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 07-09-2011, 03:30 PM

Sure been quiet at the bar this week. Everyone must be hung over from the 4th of July festivities. I'll just sneak another strawberry-lemonade. The temp and humitity is back again.

**Lady's Human** · 07-09-2011, 03:45 PM

It's been a week of insanity. I'll take a large irish please, and a couple hundred feet of det cord to "repair" a certain car.....

**Karen** · 07-09-2011, 04:00 PM

I was brave this week*, and tried some fresh raspberries, not sure whether I would be allergic to them or not. I have a ton of food allergies, so am always wary ... but they are in season, on sale and .... guess what???? No reaction whatsoever! Yay! I had raspberries on my cereal two days in a row, and have suffered no ill consequences! Yay! Party time!

Anyone up for ice cream with raspberries? A good vanilla ice cream with raspberries slightly crushed with a bit of sugar ... anyone wanna share?

I am very happy about this! I am allergic to strawberries and cranberries are absolutely verboten by my allergist - they've never seen a reaction like mine to cranberries, apparently, so now I know both blueberries AND raspberries are safe, I am a happy person.

*The reactions that I have range from anaphlactic (life-threatening) to gastro-intestinal - and that's sometimes throwing up for sometimes 12-16 hours, so it DOES require bravery to try something I am unsure of - as I really hate vomitting.

**slick** · 07-10-2011, 02:52 AM

Hi Julie, long time no see. How's your pants??
Now really, you didn't think this would die did you?

Yes, summer has finally arrived here too although I hear we are in for some more rain.

I'll take some chocolate covered strawberries and some fine champagne please. Only occasion is another PT Thursday, started on Wednesday, dragged into the following week, bar.

**Pinot's Mom** · 07-10-2011, 06:44 AM

Summer arrived here a while ago...we've been hovering around 90 for some time. We got 2" of rain finally but it didn't make a dent. Welcome to summer in Maryland!

We're lucky, though; we have friends in from Austin and they haven't had rain in NINE MONTHS! There are severe water restrictions in place there.

Strawberry lemonade straight for now (it's only 7:30 am); I'll have the vodka later - thanks!