tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post1104357077031305782..comments2023-04-27T11:07:07.764-04:00Comments on La Vida Dulce: Cave-Like LivingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00469891836497620052noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-60657569781520495022008-06-19T19:59:00.000-04:002008-06-19T19:59:00.000-04:00Wow. This makes me never want to live in AZ. :) WE...Wow. This makes me never want to live in AZ. :) WE had a heat wave a couple weeks ago where we were in the upper 90's all week -- I'm sure not a big deal to you, but we NYers are not used to June getting above 85. We're not supposed to have 90+ heat until August. Anywho, we were using your cave-like techniques all week. It really works! Well, that and my husband "chilling" the house every night while we slept to ensure no outages in the afternoons.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284165488156415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-18456024574563559342008-06-18T01:21:00.000-04:002008-06-18T01:21:00.000-04:00Hey Kellie-This post made me laugh because I can r...Hey Kellie-<BR/>This post made me laugh because I can relate so well. I go into a little bit of depression every year when it starts to get so hot, especially now being holed up in the house with kids all day. We still don't have window coverings at the new house yet and boy are we noticing the heat in the afternoon!Megan O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00527149458931466636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-38313152630575812642008-06-17T22:31:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:31:00.000-04:00Kellie-thanks so much for stopping by my blog! You...Kellie-thanks so much for stopping by my blog! You're my first fellow desert-dweller in blogland, and your cave-like living definitely struck a chord. I, too, am up at 5:30, coffee in hand, opening every shade in the house. I can't stand a closed-up house when the sun is shining! Stay cool, and please do stop by again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-2803106989541420132008-06-17T18:38:00.000-04:002008-06-17T18:38:00.000-04:00Oh boy. That is some serious heat. I live in the s...Oh boy. That is some serious heat. I live in the southwest as well (New Mexico) but it is ONLY 99 degrees here today. So...I cannot complain. :)Jackie https://www.blogger.com/profile/06689420082726915164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-17826869209557017902008-06-17T17:20:00.000-04:002008-06-17T17:20:00.000-04:00Sounds like quite the process for keeping the hous...Sounds like quite the process for keeping the house cool.. My husband hates having the blinds open at night as well because eh says he feels like he lives in a fish bowl also! <BR/><BR/>We unfortunately have the hot humid heat here in VA.. My curly hair and the humidity are arch enemies... it gives me more volume than even the 80s could handle!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628258024671939698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-17110919824384498582008-06-17T17:09:00.000-04:002008-06-17T17:09:00.000-04:00I'm in the dredging up phase of blogging at the mo...I'm in the dredging up phase of blogging at the moment too Kellie. Without the kids at home my writing material sort of bottoms out. Your ideas are far more entertaining than mine though. I totally relate to your desert dance; we have a wall of windows that requires lots of my attention!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-48919295042146486682008-06-17T15:07:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:07:00.000-04:00Hi -I found you through my friend Jo (Musings of A...Hi -<BR/><BR/>I found you through my friend Jo (Musings of A Housewife).<BR/><BR/>We're kind of the same here (we are Wild West Dwellers too). It's just hot. And hotter. And burning, burning, hot. We're lucky that our house stays pretty cool - I think that it maybe gets to 80 (if I let it just go) but that is still pretty hot to me. The air is so expensive now though, I try to keep it up but use the excuse of a baby to keep turning it down, ha ha.<BR/><BR/>PS I'm glad I'm not the only one with a messy area of my own, :-)sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-89872312413739856052008-06-17T15:04:00.000-04:002008-06-17T15:04:00.000-04:00Michelle,OH how I wish I could tell you getting up...Michelle,<BR/>OH how I wish I could tell you getting up early is because I am so self-disciplined and organized!<BR/><BR/>But the TRUTH is that I am a horrible sleeper. I wake up early, and usually can't ever go back to sleep. Especially in the summer when the sun is shining so early in the morning! I sleep a little later in the winter months when the sun is up late too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469891836497620052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-13661710265731077492008-06-17T14:06:00.000-04:002008-06-17T14:06:00.000-04:00We do the same thing here in Georgia! If we keep ...We do the same thing here in Georgia! If we keep the shades closed, it really does make a temperature difference. <BR/><BR/>And really, I am just so impressed that you get up at 5:30!Michelle@Life with Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770928322306445408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-81590235093803019172008-06-17T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-17T14:00:00.000-04:00Kellie...I do the same thing in my house! We have...Kellie...I do the same thing in my house! We have AC but haven't had to turn it on yet because of my strategic blind opening/closing tactics. The hardest part for me is not opening my front door in the mornings to let the light in. My front door faces east and it heats our house up SO quickly if it's open. But man, I miss the morning sunshine streamin' in (which, btw, is GREAT in the winter time!). <BR/><BR/>Stay cool (as best you can)!<BR/><BR/>Meredithmer@lifeat7000feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169865790593225070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-17973307062477301322008-06-17T11:28:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:28:00.000-04:00Kelli -I received my apron. I love it! Thank you s...Kelli -<BR/><BR/>I received my apron. I love it! Thank you so much. The colors and pattern on the fabric is great. The funny part is I purchased the full pattern version (http://www.butterick.com/item/B4945.htm?tab=list/accessories&page=all) of the pattern you used for my swap partner. I did view C but couldn't figure out the bottom so I changed it to a ruffle.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, I love it!<BR/>DeborahDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582293982668896604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14425061.post-13533131248069065592008-06-17T11:12:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:12:00.000-04:00Kelli -I received my apron and I love it! Thank yo...Kelli -<BR/><BR/>I received my apron and I love it! Thank you so much. The funniest part is I bought almost the same pattern to make my swap partner's apron. I got the full pattern with four apron patterns including the one you made.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>DeborahDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582293982668896604noreply@blogger.com