Living Conditions

There’s pretty much nothing going on around here right now.  We’re finally having weather that could be described as summer-like, so everything is currently moving at a snail’s pace.  No one wants to move more than a couple of inches in any given direction, though that could be attributed to our sweaty skin sticking to leather furniture. 

For those who don’t know, we live in Dresden, Germany.  The place where air conditioning may as well be pornography because no one wants to admit that they have it or use it. 

All summer long, we’ve been on the verge of freezing because we put all the winter sweaters, sweat pants and coats into storage (as we do with all our seasonal clothing since we have very limited closet and drawer space) and our heat was shut off in April (we share a steam heat system with everyone in the building.)  Each time I’ve contemplated pulling out the warm clothes, I’ve rationalized it with reminders that there’s no room and that the cold weather can’t possibly last.  Well, my rationalization has borne fruit. 

We’re now miserable, sweaty, cranky and tired.  The temperatures have soared into the 90s (farenheit) and I’m stubbornly refusing to allow the air conditioner out of the basement because … well, maybe it’s because my brain’s fried but I thought I had a good reason when I told my husband to leave it there.

So, fried brain and all, I’ve got nothing creative in my head right now.  It’s too hot to scrap or create and the problems I’m having figuring out a shopping cart have temporarily stalled my plans for a shop so I’ve borrowed a clip from my favorite lady, Cathy Zielske.  She posted this outrageously funny video about fonts and I just couldn’t resist sharing it here.  She’s a big fan of Broadway but I’ve got to admit to a fondness for Zapf! Dingbats.

Okay - I can’t get the video embedded so here’s the link.  Go see it - it’s really great. 

Tschüss!

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