Hot Weather

Photo: July 12, 2016

Some days I have to go to great lengths to get my photo. It was a hot day - not just hot, but humid, too. What would represent a hot day, I asked myself. Ice cream. After supper (and once the sun was setting) I ventured out to get my hot day photograph. I didn't want the shopkeepers to think I was just loitering with my camera, so I bought a small bowl of dark chocolate ice cream - the sacrifices I make to get the right photograph. Ah - the perfect antidote to a hot summer evening!

What is your Pleasure

What is your Pleasure, originally uploaded by susanvg.

What better thing to do on a warm May afternoon than walk to the ice cream store! Then comes the difficulty of what to choose. I now have an affinity card for the Crémerie Evelyne. Now only eight more visits (4 if I always go with my spouse) and we'll get a free ice cream!

When my kids were 10 and 12, I took them to France. We were in the town of Cabourg in July and the temperatures were in the mid 30s C (mid 90s F). On the main street the cafés would move their freezers out on the sidewalk. They were filled with the most amazing sorbets. In the heat we were consuming them daily - and I have to admit there was one day when one in the afternoon and another in the evening was needed to cool us down. The cafés also had cards which were stamped with each order. With three of us it was easy to fill it up.