Hot and Sizzling

It's dusk just now, and I was out calling for Pong to come in. The fireflies, or lightening bugs as we used to call them, are out flashing their each other, and it looks so pretty. It's rather magical. We call our cats and clap our hands when we want them to come in, and although our neighbors must think we're rather weird, it does work. I hadn't seen Pong, and was just walking around a little in the back and I heard him. He was meowing and running from around the front of the house. I think he was across the road at the neighbors' house. It was so funny to see him so excited to come in. Usually we get an attitude from him, because he wants to stay outside after his curfew, but tonight he was probably hungry. That's the one "leash" we have - if he wants to eat, he has to come inside. No food is ever put outside. Now he's washing his paws and rolling on the carpeting. I think he must have had enough "outside" today. No complaints - yet, anyway.

I worked outside in the garden today pulling up weeds. It was so hot and humid. I couldn't keep up with the sweat dripping off my nose and face. It's done, anyway, and I'm glad about that. I still have more yard work to do and weeding in other areas, and I hope to get out again for a while tomorrow. I have a couple of mystery plants that I left. I'm pretty sure they aren't weeds, but I'll have to have one of my friends clue me in. I'm probably cultivating some well-nourished weeds.

Later in the afternoon we had a real downpour. It didn't last a long time, but it really came down. The sky looked ominous and we could tell it was going to rain. I was on the phone and reminded Jim that Ball and Pong were outside. He went outside and called them, and the dummies didn't want to come in, even though Jim could hear the rain coming towards us. He ended up tossing one cat in and chasing the other one around the patio table before latching onto his tail. Dumb as a box of rocks, as he said.

I have a friend who is going along a similar path that I've been on with breast cancer. Our types of cancer are similar, therefore we have been through similar treatments - chemo, surgery, radiation, Herceptin - and on a similar time table. We met at Radiation Therapy and compared notes. She has experienced a similar side effect that I've had with Herceptin - a drop in the heart valve efficiency, detected with a MUGA scan. She surprised me today with a special bottle of wine. As she said, only she and I would be able to relate to the name of the wine. It's called "Muga." You gotta love it!

Photos: Images from our vacation on Cape Cod.