blazing saddles

oh my god it's so hot here. whew!
i forgot what 100 degrees in memphis feels like, but i am sufficiently in awe of the heat.

we met cristin and jano at the airport this morning and made the trek to pho hoa bin. they're gonna hit graceland, and i'm gonna hit last minute preparations.
it's pretty intense out there. hope nobody melts, fries, or evaporates.

went by declerye. a lot of stuff looks the same, but some things have changed, as i suppose is inevitable after a year. a couple new faces there. the garden looks better than i thought it would, but it obviously hasn't rained much because the salvia apiana has never looked happier. i was amazed by how much the lavender has grown, but the rosemary still seems to be put out about being in the wrong climate. the sunflowers look very cheerful indeed.

jb was in the backyard when i arrived. derek was in the kitchen frying okra. andy and tim must be out on the road because they're gone. amanda was in and out and i saw robin for a sec. swung in my old hammock, juiced lemons with casey and jb, and walked over to the medmart, where i saw some more familiar faces, and fell madly in love with patty pan squash pickles from bulgaria. didn't see tj but i guess there's still later, but we heisted the jars and i wore the driving hat.

i had the worst luck trying to go swimming though. the pool at millington closed, then eva got to town and they got a hotel with a pool but it closed 5 minutes before we got there. i guess my pisces self and water aren't happening today.

it's so nice to see cristin and jano again. it's been a long time.

tomorrow the family descends. it oughta be interesting.