Hot in many places but not here in Vancouver

We're looking at at another dreary day here.   The Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club is celebrating its 100th birthday so I hope things get better for their activities today.  The weather held yesterday.  And I even got a few rays of sunshine sitting by the Buchanan Building at UBC when Jim was returning library books.  And it was quite bright when we had lunch at the University Golf Club....always a wonderful venue regardless.  Jim was reminding me he was in a foursome of friends when he was a student and someone in his foursome got a hole-in-one at this course   The only other time he was with a group that got a hole-in-one was when I got one in Palm Springs.  Just couldn't resist bringing that up:)

Erna phoned yesterday and we had a nice chat and she mentioned it's going to be unseasonably hot these next few days in Palm Springs....118 - 119 F.  And it seems it's very hot in Paris at the moment. It was fun reading this post from Parisian Fields today.    Things have gotten a little better in terms of some AC but fans still seem to be unheard of as in the past.   We saved our bacon on many trips by travelling with a 8"x 8" portable fan that ran on four D batteries and that we could prop up on our suitcase at the foot of the bed.  Amazing what getting a bit of movement of air does in terms of feeling a little cooler.

https://parisianfields.com/2017/06/18/coming-to-terms-with-the-heat-in-paris/

The folks who are in Paris now and coping with the heat are using various strategies including eating cooling foods like gazpacho,  ice cream and drinks like Badoit and Sancerre (ah...this lovely white wine!).  It reminded me that I didn't make gazpacho last summer even though it was very warm.    Too busy and preoccupied with other things.  I will make a point of making it this year if and when we ever get some good weather!

This photo from Parisian Fields: