Today I went out to water the garden before 7:00 am. It wasn’t terribly hot yet. It’s my understanding that early morning is the best time to water, but I seldom get outside during “early morning.” I cut some rhubarb, picked some pea pods, some green beans, and some lettuce. The grandchildren came over for lunch and we ate these foods along with what their mother brought for them. It was so very hot outside that we didn’t do much at all. I turned on the air conditioner for relief. They watched some old Garfield cartoons on my computer, but when their mother was ready to work, they had to give up the computer.
I played one game of chess with the child who has a high level of skill in the game, but I was able to beat him. I asked his younger brother what he wanted to do while I played. He said, “Nothing.” I replied, “What a good thing to do on a hot summer afternoon.”

Have you heard the old word “lollygag”? That is what we did today.