tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post7202918998896702007..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: 100 Degrees in the ShadeKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-23226296366135632262010-07-09T10:25:55.269-04:002010-07-09T10:25:55.269-04:00You would knit with cotton if you lived in a hot c...You would knit with cotton if you lived in a hot climate. I live in Phoenix and the temperature inside my car was 121 yesterday! I'm still happily knitting along on a cotton baby dress. Hope things cool down for you soon. Monsoons are on the way to give us some relief.TerryMoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075407578885601558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-84297233907906209652010-07-08T19:51:18.141-04:002010-07-08T19:51:18.141-04:00I hope you feel better...I live in Maine and final...I hope you feel better...I live in Maine and finally gave up and bought an AC today (online, as there were none in stores). Before heat broke slightly, I thought of moving down to basement and sleeping on lawn furniture amid the spiders (moved down to living room w/ ceiling fan days ago), but oil delivery guy inexplicably came by and put teeny amount in furnace, which stank up cellar. Yankee torture. Love your blog...stay cool! AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-69753083395851894222010-07-08T11:58:05.229-04:002010-07-08T11:58:05.229-04:00not to overload your in box but thought you might ...not to overload your in box but thought you might enjoy this reminds me of your placehttp://intothehermitage.blogspot.com/2010/07/old-women-who-paint-on-their-walls_07.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-19478467620821330602010-07-08T08:55:18.557-04:002010-07-08T08:55:18.557-04:00I've heard a headband helps keeping sweat out ...I've heard a headband helps keeping sweat out of the eyes. As I am African American, I think I have a higher tolerance for heat. Don't quote me on that tho, as I get older (36 this year) I become less tollerant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-26942666879376664092010-07-07T16:17:43.821-04:002010-07-07T16:17:43.821-04:00It's hot here in Suffolk, England. (Well it...It's hot here in Suffolk, England. (Well it's been close to 30 degrees.)I know what you mean about fleeces, but I keep telling myself that the lanolin keeps your hands soft.Minhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930543848385091412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-91758591810471025142010-07-07T13:47:58.703-04:002010-07-07T13:47:58.703-04:00Totally sympathizing with you about the heat and h...Totally sympathizing with you about the heat and humidity....Think cool breezes. Think cool breezes....Sara in WInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-52521633077000327242010-07-07T12:05:05.327-04:002010-07-07T12:05:05.327-04:00I keep telling my husband I could move to Alaska. ...I keep telling my husband I could move to Alaska. I love the cold, can't handle the heat and humidity. July and Aug in Missouri usually sucks! Just hot and sticky. Feel like I'm melting into the parking lot when leaving work. YUCK YUCK YUCK! Stay cool!Missouri Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651682963765975404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-14227275110511393842010-07-07T11:44:07.604-04:002010-07-07T11:44:07.604-04:00I'm with you, Kristin - I hate the heat! I tr...I'm with you, Kristin - I hate the heat! I tried several times over the weekend to do gardening chores and other outside things, and kept retreating to the house for ice water!<br /><br />I'll take a subzero day anytime over a sweltering one! At least you can put on a sweater!MicheleinMainehttp://www.dance2yarn.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-51818228361310426212010-07-07T11:24:26.971-04:002010-07-07T11:24:26.971-04:00I can relate to wilting like a piece of lettuce. I...I can relate to wilting like a piece of lettuce. I am born and raised in Western WA and about die if it goes over 74 degrees. Unfortunately for me, our summer has started suddenly and viciously...it'll be 95 tomorrow. Thankfully the humidity is pretty low right now.<br /><br />I am embarrassed to say I think I do know what lanolin tastes like, as all I can ever taste when I eat lamb is wool. Sad for me...those little lamb chops always look so appetizing! <br /><br />You also probably have the softest forehead in the land due to wiping the lanolin on it!Amy L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17013013895577702357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-5042735051719646862010-07-07T09:29:37.484-04:002010-07-07T09:29:37.484-04:00As someone who does live in Houston, I understand,...As someone who does live in Houston, I understand, but EVERYONE has air conditioning here. That's what makes it bearable. And we still knit, even in the summer. We just knit with cotton or bamboo or some other 'not wool' fibers. Me, I don't do well in the cold. I don't think I could stand a northern winter anymore.Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222641000576792118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-7137737887368313722010-07-07T08:44:18.964-04:002010-07-07T08:44:18.964-04:00We are suffering with the heat too. I'm sure ...We are suffering with the heat too. I'm sure the sheep will feel better after shearing! Push those fluids. Good luck with the fleece sale, wish I was close enough to participate.bookagenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409240282663193690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-50916186101340905602010-07-07T08:13:07.982-04:002010-07-07T08:13:07.982-04:00Saturday will be better, they're saying. I wor...Saturday will be better, they're saying. I work in a garden nursery, and have taken to relying on ice pops for brief relief. I used to think they were just for kids!Lisahttp://www.myartfullife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-65647301239735039362010-07-07T08:01:20.643-04:002010-07-07T08:01:20.643-04:00Yep, temps around 105* actual and 109* heat index ...Yep, temps around 105* actual and 109* heat index sure arent' fun for anyone. My sheep are pretty unhappy campers about now.katiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232045088235784636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-36626521538571366862010-07-07T07:25:19.722-04:002010-07-07T07:25:19.722-04:00Ugh. With our humidex, we've been up around 11...Ugh. With our humidex, we've been up around 113, apparently, so I feel your pain. Everything in my apartment is warm to the touch, from the floor to the shampoo. Gross.<br /><br />Perhaps you could try a sweatband? Then you don't have to wipe so much sweat, and maybe don't have to ingest so much lanolin?kingsheartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985888492529141929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-39748469210509481252010-07-07T06:22:26.066-04:002010-07-07T06:22:26.066-04:00I hear you! I'm in the northeast heat wave to...I hear you! I'm in the northeast heat wave too and it's a energy sapper. I can't even think about sewing! Touching fabric and having threads stick to me is the last thing I want when it's 96 and humid. I hear a break is coming this weekend so grab a book and an ice tea and make a to do list for the cooler weather.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559827964109050348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-26383875356755115522010-07-07T00:53:44.649-04:002010-07-07T00:53:44.649-04:00Wow, I surely can empathize with you. I lose all d...Wow, I surely can empathize with you. I lose all desire to do any action when it is HOT and HUMID. I would shrivel up in a tropical climate and like you, I do hate the heat and always have. Iowa gets some awful days now and then, but mostly it is just lovely. Great seasons. Wonderful air. A good life. Hope your weather soon turns to something more agreeable.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214824966152986745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-49925748684400751302010-07-07T00:26:09.735-04:002010-07-07T00:26:09.735-04:00I grew up in Houston and I know how you feel. Can...I grew up in Houston and I know how you feel. Can't stand the heat. Never have. And that's one reason why I've never moved back there. I'm happy in my cooler and much drier Idaho.Karhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021895969293171339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-70528641645823382222010-07-06T22:57:14.486-04:002010-07-06T22:57:14.486-04:00Yay! Thanks Kristin! How much will I need for her ...Yay! Thanks Kristin! How much will I need for her fleece? I want to be prepared! I hope you guys get relief soon. It's hot here in town (Greenfield) too! Whole family is sleeping in the AC-ed living room.Melissa (meliabella) Sibleyhttp://www.keeganlaneyarns.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-19924208813403079652010-07-06T22:50:11.143-04:002010-07-06T22:50:11.143-04:00The shears will glide effortlessly (easy for me to...The shears will glide effortlessly (easy for me to say) through the fleeces in this heat!RMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776467546253605808noreply@blogger.com