The first helicopter of the day clatters up the coast from Edinburgh as we're heading out for our morning walk. After dropping off its passengers it returns south ten minutes later. There was a time , not so many years ago, when Rudi Giuliani and Lyndsey Graham could be seen holding court outside the breakfast room in the big 5 star hotel. I wonder who the helicopters are carrying today ? Give it half an hour and more of them shipping the 'great and the good ' ( or at least the great ) will be wending their way towards the golf course.
Last night the man with anger management issues phones to let us know that temperatures in the small French village hit 41 degrees during the day. There was no breeze to speak of and at ten at night ( when he called ) it was still 36. He was thinking of sleeping outside by the swimming pool.
Golfing guests can be seen standing out on the roof terrace of a hotel overlooking the Old Course. They're eating their bacon rolls in the fresh air. You usually don't see many folks on the balcony. It's only open when 'the weather allows '. In Scotland that's infrequently.
The things you learn :https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/painting-melun-dyptich-stone-age-folding-rep/
Breakfast conversation :https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/do_couples_with_similar_personalities_have_happier_relationships
The meaning of thirst :https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-thirsty-20250811/
One Michelin star restaurants have something to prove. Two Michelin star restaurants ( and above ) have nothing to prove and tend to disappoint :https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/mnsc.2023.04302
5 comments:
'Dress shorts' seems to be a contradiction in terms.
Hari Om
This late burst of summer does seem to be bringing a degree of madness with it, as everyone and some extra seems determined to to be out and about in it! YAM xx
As usual, your daily update makes me smile. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the standards.
Your post and the links kept me well-entertained during a long wait at my doctor's office this morning. I was concerned by the headline on the subject of your breakfast conversation but relieved by the actual conclusions. I hope all is well in the small French village. There was a very odd article in yesterday's New York Times about air conditioning in France, suggesting that it's a political issue, with the right favoring cooling.
The extreme heat can be quite debilitating for those who normally experience cooler temps. I’m always surprised that some dog owners feel perfectly fine with leaving their pups tied to a post for some extended time. I’ve never felt comfortable doing that! I’m going to spend the day pondering my relationship with my husband.
JoAnn in Maryland
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