today's forecast for my hometown is 104 degrees. yes, today is may 17th. now, you bakersfield natives are pretty heat-hardy folk as the temp consistently tops 100 every day in the summer. but this is crazy and I don't envy you (and I won't make it worse by posting that I'm enjoying a perfect spring day of 75 and sunny...oh, I just did). anyway, in an effort to make you feel better, here are some things you have to enjoy today that are truly missed by this homesick ex-pat. don't take them for granted:- smiley-face cookies from smiths bakery
- black & white at the original dewar's
- biscuits & gravy at zingos (I sense a food theme here)
- guthrie's alley cat (there, have some cocktails)
- mexican food (any will do, trust me, you have no idea what bad mexican food is until you move away from california; um, food again)
- shopping for vintage clothes downtown
- everyone has a pool! well, everyone knows someone who has a pool.
- the set-up at woolgrowers (I dream about pyrenees bread dipped in that soup!)
- night swimming
- is wildflower time over? if not, take a drive up the canyon
- watermelon la rosa bars
- walking down oleander on the uneven sidewalks
hopefully by monday the temps will be normal and you can hit the bike trail to work off all that fabulous food.
