tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post8099443756277872686..comments2024-01-06T08:38:28.019+00:00Comments on Blaugustine's Other Blog: TOO HOTUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-91882502268220481702013-07-25T03:14:36.485+01:002013-07-25T03:14:36.485+01:00Adam, it isn't really so bad, not like proper ...Adam, it isn't really so bad, not like proper suffering, but thanks for the good words. We're getting some cooler breezes and rain so, no excuses! Will get back to blogging ASAP. Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-63111313980887275382013-07-24T23:43:01.558+01:002013-07-24T23:43:01.558+01:00Sometimes when uncomfortable or in pain, Natalie, ...Sometimes when uncomfortable or in pain, Natalie, I have taken myself to a quiet place and laid back then let my mind slip so it feels things of the body from outside. I learned this practice when trying to manage discomfort and pain, for reasons lost in the mists of time!<br /><br />I do know what oppressive heat is like. And heat and such are more difficult to thole (good Scots word there) - tolerate - as we advance in years. Think cooling thoughts for you ...Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-73287499290469196292013-07-22T15:36:27.353+01:002013-07-22T15:36:27.353+01:00Ellena, thanks for the tip. Now let's see if I...Ellena, thanks for the tip. Now let's see if I can attach cups of water to my elbows while I'm drawing or printing?Nataliehttp://www.nataliedarbeloff.com/blaugustine.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-51522911502188377312013-07-22T13:54:23.725+01:002013-07-22T13:54:23.725+01:00This heat is bearable if elbows held under cold wa...This heat is bearable if elbows held under cold water, they say.Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-15126665515934824252013-07-20T10:51:25.129+01:002013-07-20T10:51:25.129+01:00Hattie, I'd love to be in Hawai now - at least...Hattie, I'd love to be in Hawai now - at least there would be a sea breeze. But today it's cooler here so I'll stop complaining. The weather is the weather.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-40580850409696164442013-07-19T17:09:26.992+01:002013-07-19T17:09:26.992+01:00It is tough, all right. I do have a window air con...It is tough, all right. I do have a window air conditioner, but I only use it during the hottest part of the day and just for my office. <br />I hope the heat wave subsides soon, but global warming is raising temperatures. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-74254918794263726802013-07-19T11:13:25.227+01:002013-07-19T11:13:25.227+01:00Tom: chaise longue? Adoring servants feeding me an...Tom: chaise longue? Adoring servants feeding me and waving fan? <br />Has the heat got to your imagination?Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-15861663621616851422013-07-19T07:35:29.670+01:002013-07-19T07:35:29.670+01:00It can't be that bad, reclining on your chaise...It can't be that bad, reclining on your chaise longue sipping iced drinks and partaking of nibbles, supplied by an adoring staff, obviously not the one gently waving a large fan over you. And you want it to end? :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-31979306397811014972013-07-19T00:45:57.997+01:002013-07-19T00:45:57.997+01:00Bruce, our heat wave seems very insignificant inde...Bruce, our heat wave seems very insignificant indeed compared to the fiery temperatures you have to deal with much of the time.Air conditioning is not something used much over here and I confess I don't like it - but I'd adapt to it pretty fast if I lived in your part of the planet!<br /><br />Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-53585186991777298892013-07-19T00:02:23.416+01:002013-07-19T00:02:23.416+01:00It's cooled down here. Only 103 today!It's cooled down here. Only 103 today!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-41954613945158890012013-07-18T23:09:32.017+01:002013-07-18T23:09:32.017+01:00Marja-Leena, seems like the heat wave is spreading...Marja-Leena, seems like the heat wave is spreading farther and wider than ever - we're told the whole of July will be like this! But I guess we'll have to learn to adapt to a warmer (and colder) world, somehow or other.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-83003863813376442152013-07-18T23:06:39.545+01:002013-07-18T23:06:39.545+01:00Dick, I'm still getting work done on The Main ...Dick, I'm still getting work done on The Main Project (TransSib) but everything else is melting, little puddles everywhere.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-61521989715853181322013-07-18T22:57:54.700+01:002013-07-18T22:57:54.700+01:00Too hot for me here too, though I know some who lo...Too hot for me here too, though I know some who love it. Thanks so much for this Artisan's Prayer, Natalie - just what I need! Must print it and keep it nearby for 'those' days.<br /><br />Hope it cools down soon and we may may be able to get back to our work! marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746593.post-73867338370314610232013-07-18T22:46:14.026+01:002013-07-18T22:46:14.026+01:00Trimmed a little, this makes for an excellent plea...Trimmed a little, this makes for an excellent plea to the inner self. However, you are to be forgiven, Natalie, for placing it to one side for the time being: it is indeed 'too darn hot'!Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com