Hey ever’body! I’m off work today, which means my Thursday started slow—coffee, a little journaling, and now I’m walkin’ down to the store for some groceries.
Just the basics: fruit, bread, maybe somethin’ sweet if the bakery section pulls me in. I’ve got a few things I wanna make this weekend for the folks at the apartments—maybe a pie… but…
Well, Hannah sometimes says things are too hot for cooking a lot. I have to just smile a li’l. It’s supposed to get to around 88°F here in Brooklyn today. Granted, that’s warm. But we got air conditioning…
Meanwhile, I’m thinking o’ days back in Vicksburg when a summer day would normally be in the mid-90°Fs, with so many day’s near 100° or hotter that you just didn’t mention ‘em. Humidity so thick you couldn’t get the sweat wiped off.
Now, the versions of me born in 1965 and 2005 had window unit air conditioning. When things were the worst, Daddy would turn it on for a few hours before bedtime. He said we couldn’t afford to run it much more if he was gonna keep the power bill paid.
Being born in 1861, we just had to bear it best we could.
Anyway, sometimes I think these ordinary errands are my favorite part of livin’ here. The rhythm of it. The chance to smile at somebody passin’ by or just stopping to watch people going through their days.
Hope your day’s got some sun in it—inside or out.
—Emma
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