BRUTAL

There’s no other way to put it, friends. The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is unprecedented and ugly. It reminds me way too much of summers in Dallas – except in Dallas I had (mostly) central air conditioning and ceiling fans. Here at Casa Sammamish we have a floor unit air conditioner in the master bedroom. The office on the ground floor is reasonably cool during the afternoon. The main floor, with south-facing picture windows and a sliding glass door, is an inferno.

There is one upside to this heat wave. My padron pepper plants are blooming and beginning to set fruit. Maybe I can harvest my first crop next week.