Friday Ramblings .. it is the heat ...

We won't talk about how long I sat here with the Air Conditioner Remote in hand, pointing it at the chandelier.

The heat has gotten to me. I am no longer the woman I was ...

I am now a dry skinned, freckle faced , dry haired , fried - brained forgetful person. ( I refuse to talk about the fact that I forget everything in the winter too)...

Yesterday I woke at 5 am and never went back to sleep.

I was wide awake and fine all day , even stayed up past midnight. I worried when I went to bed that this might be the way things are from now on, no sleep .

But happily, I woke a little before 10 am and felt quite normal ..

But it is so hot out. The birds are quiet, no energy to chirp , too hot to tweet.

We went to the cinema, what else do you do on a very hot summer day?

We sat in the dark cinema and I actually needed a sweater ... ahhhhh~

We saw Hereafter. We both liked it very much. We both looked at each other and smiled when we saw the scenes in Paris.

Then we walked around the mall and I admired the $1,000 handbags and shoes and furs.

Yes, they pull out the furs in the shops, all those tourists coming here from the Northern Hemisphere, for the great leather and the good fur. They no longer hold any appeal for me and in the heat of these summer days, I immediately began to itch at the thought of wearing one.

I would much rather spend the money on some handbags and shoes.Yes, I have a one - track mind.

Walking home we decided to go to lunch. We got a little lost, found the place, sat down, looked at the menu, got ready to give the order when I looked at the phone ... Oh No ! it was Pup's dinner time, there were things we had to do and the day had flown ! So we left, walked home, melting all the way.

I hear there is more snow coming to the Northeast US .. send me some.

I will send you a ziplock bag of Summer Heat .. a fair exchange I think.

We took Pup to the park where the birds were not singing, the bugs were biting and the tiny puppy belonging to the homeless couple was left alone, tied to their box of Stuff . They probably came back right away, we left before we saw them, this did bother me a little, but what bothered me a lot was the lady that was petting the puppy.

It is a tiny puppy, trusting and wagging its little tail when you approach. She was homeless and I have seen her around and she kind of makes me avoid her.

I watched her feeding the puppy some of his dry food, petting it, so far so good.

Then I watched her take a bottle of orange juice that she had and pour it in a bowl and give it to the puppy.

I walked over and pushed it away and said no, not for the bebe !

She said yes, it is good for the bebe and tried to give it to him again.

I said no, it is mal ! She said she was a veterinarian .

I walked away.

I told my husband, who urges me not to talk to strangers and not to get into Things with homeless people. We laughed at the idea but as soon as she left, I ran over and poured out the orange juice.

I wanted to wait until the owners came back, but it was so hot and Pup was miserable.

First thing tomorrow, I am going to check on the bebe and tell on the "vet" .

( my work is never done)

Tomorrow I would like to go to ( Paris, New York, London) Belgrano and Chinatown but if it is as hot as it was today, maybe another mall .

So how are you passing the days when it is cold ?

I forgot what it is like when it snows.

Imagine, I have not seen snow in 4 years. It snowed in Portland before we left, that was a good snow, beautiful while watching it fall, then it melted.

I miss snow.

I might have to find something to do that will be interesting for my husband, other than watching me try on shoes. Surely there is something more interesting that looking at shoes .. yes there is.

Today was a Treat !

Even with barely any sleep and waking up at 5 am, the day has gone very well. Especially the part where my husband and Pup and I were taking a walk, running errands, keeping an appointment, when I heard someone say my name. Now , this doesn't happen here .. ever.

I turned around and there was the lovely ( beautiful) Miss Celia from Falling Off A High Heeled Life !

What a treat ! Pup was happy to meet new people but reluctant to have his photo taken. Somehow, he seems to think it means you get to keep him. So he clings. A 56 pound dog clinging to your leg is not pretty, he is ashamed afterwards but will do it again if anyone says, "Pup, come on, let's take a walk !" ... he says "No Thank you" and sits on my foot.

It is a very warm and sunny day with a lovely breeze to keep everyone from melting. The parks are packed with people, picnics, babies playing, children , lovers, pups, all very happy ..

I think tonight, if I am still awake by dark, I will be ready to take a little walk .. or just go to bed.

Sunrise

It is 7:35 am and I have been up for about 2 hours. I watched the sun come up, the light creeping in through the shutters. The quiet streets becoming not so quiet, buses and early commuters and I think I heard the clip clop of the mounted police as they went down the street. Thankfully, Pup didn't hear that ! The horses are his friends, he has to yodel to them when he hears or sees them. He is sound asleep, having gotten up, come in here to see what I was doing, climbed on the bed and now sleeping like a bebe.

What will the day bring ?

Why am I up so early?

Will something new and exciting happen , since I am up and awake and ready for it ?

I have a feeling that this afternoon, Pup will have a Nap partner.

Wishing you all a lovely day, we will talk again later. My cup needs coffee.

sunrise over buenos aires photo - jeffnyveen

Who Needs a Logic Board ??

My husband bravely set forth today with the (my) computer in its bag, to the Apple Doctor who obviously misdiagnosed the illness that was showing up in the past few weeks.
A tendency to Sleep too much, Not want to wake up, Cranky when it was awake and generally Lacking in Interest in doing any work at all.
Now I know this sounds like a perfect description of Me, but my computer is good.. smart .. fast... never lets me down.
So we knew something was wrong. And we are not the ones to fix it.

We were told it was nothing, they put a disc in, it is fine.
Pay at that desk over there.

Today the computer would not wake up, went right back to sleep, no sign of being Fine.

Angry husband makes phone calls, grabs computer, jumps in a taxi and off they go.
Apparently, they forgot to inform my husband yesterday that they Hoped it was OK and they Hoped the disc would help and they did Not know what was wrong but it Might be the Logic Board.

But ..... they don't have anymore Logic Boards.
This is Apple. They are all over Buenos Aires ( the World) ... how can they not have an elemental part for a computer?

I have no Logic Board and I am OK. These things confound me.

So at least they gave him a phone number of someone who might have the board, would be able to fix it. Husband made phone call, man spoke English, help is there if we need it.

By the way. ... there is No Logic in any of this ... Welcome to Buenos Aires.

Computer woes

Back to the Computer Hospital. The doctors lied, it is not cured, it needs far more surgery and medication.
See you when I can post again !!
Chau ! from a grey, warm, wet Buenos Aires !!