I am not a lizard

[la_marquise]

I seem to have transformed, over the last few days, into a character from a Somerset Maughan novel. Specifically, one of those frail women who droop over chaises longues, in states of perpetual fragility and weakness. It is, quite simply, both too hot and too humid. I can cope with one at a time, but both together... No. Nothing is getting done, I can't concentrate.
Dizziness, headaches, lethargy... If you want me, I shall be reclining on the daybed, cologne-soaked handkerchief in hand.
(It's not heat-stroke. I know the symptoms -- been there, done that -- and how to avoid it. I'm just no good at this kind of weather.)

Skirt of the day: long blue cotton.

Comments

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Here it's cool with occasional fits of showers. I am making mental image of our clouds and weather moving across to you. Alas, Northern Europe weather usually moves West to East, so ...hard work. Buy I'll keep trying. Hope things improve soon. Hugs, M.

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

It cooled off here significantly this weekend. However, today, the humidity's back.

I can handle both heat and humidity together, as long as I have lots of water to drink, lot of t-shirts to change into during the day, and showers to take -- and most of all, if there isn't a lot of pollution and air-born toxins around.

My favorite though is what it used to be like in New Mexico hot and DRY! All you needed was to be out of the sun, a bit of moisture in the house via the swamp cooler, and you were great! It cooled off at night, and there were no mosquitos!

Love, C.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

I like it cool. Hot and dry is better than hot and humid, but neither are good. Thin blooded northern European, that's me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Envy.