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Ocelot II

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9. Fruit salad is great in hot weather.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:48 PM
Jun 2025

Or maybe just some cold watermelon. I don't have much appetite in hot weather but that sort of food is more appealing than something like mashed potatoes. The heat wave is finally over here, mid '70s and breezy, just went for a nice walk (which would have done me in yesterday).

Another observation about hot weather: I was invited to a potluck yesterday, which would have been outside on a patio in normal weather, but we stayed inside with the AC - leaving the host to cook the brats outside in the heat. Anyhow, what was interesting that all the women, included me, showed up in loose dresses instead of jeans or shorts as we probably would have on a normal day. They, and I, almost never wear dresses. But when the heat index is up around 100F it sure feels good to have a little air circulation around your body, while you enjoy your cold beer and watch the men sweat in their polyester Hawaiian shirts.

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That looks great purple_haze Jun 2025 #1
yyummmmmm. I should have thought of that this past weekend. 95+. niyad Jun 2025 #2
Probably Siwsan Jun 2025 #6
Tigger is flaked out, but not panting. I slid a small ice pack into his cabin. I hope that helps. Walleye Jun 2025 #3
We had crab salad on lettuce leaves as a wrap. MiHale Jun 2025 #4
Yes, that is perfect...I love love love fruit with cheese and wine in the summertime! hlthe2b Jun 2025 #5
Ooooh. So good Traildogbob Jun 2025 #7
Looks gooooooooood to me! calimary Jun 2025 #8
Fruit salad is great in hot weather. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #9
I haven't had much of an appetite, at all, since about last September Siwsan Jun 2025 #24
That looks divine wendyb-NC Jun 2025 #10
We like freezing the berries Jerry2144 Jun 2025 #11
I also like to freeze thick slices of oranges... Trueblue Texan Jun 2025 #16
YUM!!! get the red out Jun 2025 #12
I don't think that ice cream would last a week at my house Ocelot II Jun 2025 #18
I make watermelon blueberry mint popsicles to beat the heat. diane in sf Jun 2025 #13
Sounds divine and a great summer meal! lark Jun 2025 #14
My kind of meal! nt Trueblue Texan Jun 2025 #15
i prefer a pineapple sorbet i discovered on a trip. criushed pineapple + buttermilk, sugar to taste + freeze. pansypoo53219 Jun 2025 #17
I eat frozen crushed pineapple out of the can. Zackzzzz Jun 2025 #20
mostly frozen rhubarb sauce + applesauce is good too. of course i grew up on lumpy transparent/lodi sauce. pansypoo53219 Jun 2025 #27
A favorite of mine Unwind Your Mind Jun 2025 #19
Enjoy Duncanpup Jun 2025 #21
Fresh fruit w/mascarpone and orange zest also a good choice. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2025 #22
Looks delicious. mwmisses4289 Jun 2025 #23
That looks real good and refreshing. Thank you very much Siwsan. debm55 Jun 2025 #25
That looks really really delicious Siwsan! Diamond_Dog Jun 2025 #26
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