tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post3237924480037510346..comments2023-09-01T04:45:22.849-04:00Comments on small house, big picture: the still life: slowing down without ACdwerrleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-13145283967855334322020-01-11T00:38:50.927-05:002020-01-11T00:38:50.927-05:00This is a great Blog, So clear and easy to read. T...This is a great Blog, So clear and easy to read. Thanks for sharing<br />Regards:<br /><a href="https://acmaintenanceservice.com/" rel="nofollow">AC Maintenance Dubai</a><br />VAC Technical Services LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272580483422141070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-53057535152185517702015-02-20T13:25:34.215-05:002015-02-20T13:25:34.215-05:00I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not havi...I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not having an AC unit. However, the summer heat can be quite spiteful sometimes. That’s probably the reason why there are those who just cannot live without an AC unit installed in their house. Anyway, I think the best time to enjoy summer is in the morning. It’s very nice to go outside, since the sun is not at its peak yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://pattersonheatingandair.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/heating-tips-for-staying-safe-during-a-power-outage-in-charlotte/" rel="nofollow">Will Merritt @ Patterson Heating & Air, Inc.</a><br />Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359934547317344170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-91008178751453622192012-06-15T13:26:21.676-04:002012-06-15T13:26:21.676-04:00We went home to visit IL for an extended winter va...We went home to visit IL for an extended winter vacation and have been back in VA since mid-March. <br /><br />A new allergy is a possibility...the ER doc I saw last time suggested that I see an allergist, and if that didn't get to the bottom of it, to see about an immunologist, since I have some other autoimmune issues that could be contributing to the allergies. <br /><br />Today though is gorgeous--I have the windows wide open and the AC off!thalassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474148828635632179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-90881669859483039372012-06-15T00:40:54.381-04:002012-06-15T00:40:54.381-04:00man oh man thalassa. so sorry about the health iss...man oh man thalassa. so sorry about the health issues. that sounds so frustrating. my brother was ill for 2 years with a "sinus infection" and it turned out to be something environmental (something toxic in his office building). drs. were recommending surgery and all he needed was clean air! maybe there's an external cause (new allergy or something)? <br /><br />i thought it sounded like you were back at the beach. but i thought you moved to indiana or illinois or something? will let you know if we get over that way! being so close to the beach sounds awesome!dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-18413608089147468992012-06-14T03:20:10.466-04:002012-06-14T03:20:10.466-04:00I would normally completely agree with this...both...I would normally completely agree with this...both in theory and in practice. I still agree with it in theory, but I am unfortunately married to a walking furnace from Wisconsin. Also, with my having had this *waiting for the doctor to figure out WTF or for it to go away on its own* bronchitis since January, AC is something I've needed just to breathe comfortably on a regular basis. Which is a bummer for me. Normally I live for summer--I even spent 2 summers as a summer camp counselor (no AC there!) in southern Missouri, and you pretty much train your body to the unnaturalness of freezing your ass off in the summer time. Even now, there is nothing I love better than to spend a hot hot hot day sprawled at the beach (slathered in sunscreen like a well greased cake pan) with the occasional cooling dip. But when the humidity is up at all, the AC gets turned to 76 for the day (I've discovered this is the highest I can go and still breathe) and 73 for night (or the hubby is too hot to sleep).<br /><br />You know...if ya'll are hankering for a day at the beach, I'm over in Norfolk, and the apartment is only 2 1/2 blocks from a lovely little beach.thalassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474148828635632179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-31189358129716474112012-06-12T22:27:38.861-04:002012-06-12T22:27:38.861-04:00we slept on the porch at my unairconditioned paren...we slept on the porch at my unairconditioned parents! those are great memories. we also fell into the climate controlled pet trap. we killed a tropical fish by accident (not thinking of it when we turned the heat down to leave for the weekend - egad). then we had a bearded dragon for something like 7 years. our house is old and drafty and we felt we had to turn the heat up even higher to keep just this lizard warm! guinea pigs are really cute though. i love how the squeak!dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-83731435059240157872012-06-11T22:31:46.561-04:002012-06-11T22:31:46.561-04:00Love this post. It makes me think of my childhood,...Love this post. It makes me think of my childhood, when we didn't have central a/c. My parents would drag our mattresses out to the side porch, where our whole family would bunk for the night. And those lazy, hazy days outside.... Nice memories. <br /><br />I so prefer the heat to the freezing cold artificial air in stores and offices. Unfortunately, I can't forgo the a/c at home now, because we have guinea pigs. (If I had known how high maintenance & sensitive those critters are, boy... I think my daughter would still be petless! Alas, we're stuck with them now.)Bladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980551070973105756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-5458358272605722892012-06-05T22:40:26.042-04:002012-06-05T22:40:26.042-04:00Hi Elizabeth, thanks for stopping by! Glad you lik...Hi Elizabeth, thanks for stopping by! Glad you liked my post, and the comment to anna. it's hard to know what to say, i worry about saying the wrong thing...dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-2926766995640056002012-06-05T19:25:23.574-04:002012-06-05T19:25:23.574-04:00You are so right! We need to be still at times, a...You are so right! We need to be still at times, and what better way than to listen to Mother Nature. This is my first time here. Read your comment to Anna (aninchofgray)...loved what you wrote to her. :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645171400109226880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-44194151485144604952012-06-05T12:04:45.641-04:002012-06-05T12:04:45.641-04:00Franny, you need to post more often on your blog, ...Franny, you need to post more often on your blog, because you are hilarious. every one of your comments makes me laugh out loud. i do hot yoga too--with the additional meditative practice of ignoring the bugs crawling around my eyes and on the back of my neck! weeding also makes me happy, and calm. having your hands in the earth is supposed to ground you, literally, expelling nervous energy into the earth. hot yoga doesn't make me thinner either. i have a theory about that: isn't it an excuse to come in and eat cold ice cream? or drink cold beer to cool off? :)dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-85240150726895850572012-06-05T00:06:56.438-04:002012-06-05T00:06:56.438-04:00Hello Deb! We have a threshold of about 90 degree...Hello Deb! We have a threshold of about 90 degrees during the day and 70 at night. Past that, then the AC usually goes on. But I dread the cold grocery stores in the summer. And I don't shop at Target anymore. Too tempted to buy stuff I don't need there. <br />Old timers like to talk about how the heat would drive people out to their porches at night and then they would be forced to converse with neighbors. Unlike now, where we turn on the AC then sit by heat producing devices like TV's and computers while it's blazing hot outside. <br />My theory is that removing ourselves from natures' moods is probably not good for our serotonin levels. When I garden in crazy heat I call it hot yoga. And it usually makes me happy, if I don't pass out or die out there. As I sweat away in my garden, I can think about how much stronger I am because I am out conquering the weeds in the heat, while I hear the neighbors' AC kick on. I know they are all enviously watching me, wondering how I do it. Or they are saying, "there's that crazy lady again. You'd think she would be thinner, what with all that hot yoga she does."Frannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474315421019443429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-75021974068474808612012-06-03T22:35:55.535-04:002012-06-03T22:35:55.535-04:00you might be surprised. if your mindset is to jus...you might be surprised. if your mindset is to just be, rather than to change the heat, you can manage more than you think!dwerrleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917174708039425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154988466625586293.post-60465380732943121622012-06-01T22:31:35.638-04:002012-06-01T22:31:35.638-04:00This post got me through a sweaty debate banquet w...This post got me through a sweaty debate banquet without one gripe. Thanks. I really loved this post. My threshold will likely be a lot lower than yours but I'm going to turn off AC more and turn it down.<br /><br />Amma and I played in rain early and came inside to a yucky air conditioned chill. And I really thought about how silly and unnecessaryMeredith Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209263663600610674noreply@blogger.com