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Uh huh Vanessa-- whatcha got in YOUR cup tonight???

I rather like the idea of being a hott hoot!!!

Is "hot" with a double "t" better than just "hot" with a single "t"-- Fernie???

I would think SO!!!!

Okay!!

yeah I would think so....sort like double the flavor, double the fun.....(old doublemint song). Besides, Vanessa said it was so and you know....I believe her!!!

Well, Fernie, you Hott Hoot, that was a truly marvelous performance!

Encore! Encore!



Bravo! Bravo!
yells Merme, standing up to cheer!

Thank you for your kind applause. But I think your poor ears could not stand another rendition. Good night and thank you Cleveland!!!!!

This isnt Cleveland???? I gotta go to bed!!!

Safe away home, Fernie, and sweet dreams!

You did us proud tonight, girl, tired though ye be.



Merme

Amberj I looked it up Arizona state flower is Saguaro cactus Blossom Carnegiea gigantea: I thought was Century plant but my Uncle in No where said I was wrong so I looked it up. Hope you don't mind.
Jimmy

England: The flower is. The English rose.(Who does that remind you of)
tree: The mighty Oak (I think).
Bird: The Wren, our smallest bird, so sweet.

Merme,l agree about the camellia it is so beautifull.

Doreen.

yay for online text singing

~Phoebs

Yes I mind Jimmy! No I'm just kidding. So the Saguaro cactus flower? It's still 197 degrees.

Thanks: 197 degrees I know that is very right.
Jimmy

197 degress?! psheweeeee! glad i'm here where its only 196 degress!

Yeah, and we Mainers FLIP OUT when it reaches 72 F and start scrambling to get those a/c's turned on! So...we're wimps!



Merme

72? You guys would NEVER survive out here! Plus in Tucson we have evaporative coolers, which don't function when it's over 100, or when it's humid. Right now it's hot and rainy, and we're suffering.

Amber honey, in conditions like that, I would be in a little puddle on the floor!

I've heard of Coolers but didn't know what they are. I think Nana's11 in Colorado has one for her house there but I recall her saying something about it not working right for AZ.

Just WHEN can you look forward to a real break in the weather?

Merme

Hi Amber ,

I once lived in Tucson - many moons ago- have lots of family in Az- hubby is one of 11 kids- so lots of family there....LOL
I remember the monsoon season and feeling like you are always dripping - even taking a shower didn't help much - coolers are wonderful till the humidity goes up... we have one here and it works well cause we don't have the humidity here-- and our house in 3 levels + the basment- 1 level is half underground too so that helps a lot- so we just have a window cooler and it cools the whole house really well... we lived in Glendale outside Phoenix for about 18 years and had AC there-- this house doesn't have ductwork so can't put on an AC- newer houses here have it but it isn't really a necessity here - coolers work fine for the most part- we are over 100 again today they say again - so it will be on again in a little while- we lived in Yuma too and coolers did not work there at all- to much humidity with the monsoon storms---
Merme a cooler is a big box like thing- has a pump inside that brings water up and over the pads on the side of the box part- motor brings in air thru the wet pads and then blows it into the house-- kind of like the old idea of a block of ice behind a fan-- since it blows wet water it only works well when the humidity isnt' high... but can freeze you out when it isnt'.

Do they still call them swamp coolers? I remember living in Phoenix and Tempe (a suburb) and the first year there was so shocked when we got the monsoons. Even AC didn't work wonderfully during that time. The only thing that really worked was getting into a pool with a long straw and staying underwater. Absolutely miserable heat and humidity.

I also found out that the lovely desert spring bloom, lasts about 5 minutes and is very easy to miss. That was so disappointing. I have some relatives in southern AZ and my dad lived in Jerome for time when he was a kid. Now that is a cool place. AZ is one beautiful state but I was so homesick for Idaho and family that I came back home.

Yes in Az they call them that- cause you feel like you are in a swamp when running it and th humidity is high-- we moved from Alaska in July to Phoenix- we spent the next yr in the pool- even thru the winter-- it was in the 70's most of them time and that was summer weather to us .. so know what you mean about the pool and straw--
and yes you have to be in the desert right after a rain to see the flowers- though I read in the Yuma paper on line they had a beautiful one this spring from the extra rain they had - all one inch of it extra--- Jerome is a neat place- been there a couple of times ---

My husband is in Phoenix right now and he has a nice frosty AC in his hotel room. I come home today to my "swamp cooler", and I think the back half of my body has actually melted off.

Living in AZ, I am convinced Mother Nature definitely has a bipolar disorder, and could use some heavy mood stabilizers.

I think every place has its pros and cons-- when we moved here from Az I was sure I would freeze- but not so bad now and when we go back down I think - now why did I stay in Az for so long?
Now in the middle of winter - expecially after a blizzard and 4 ft of snow I want to go back...LOL!
Nana