Crab Picking

Last Tuesday I received six Maine crabs.  Freshly cooked.  Free.  And then I spent 90 minutes picking these crabs after I got home from work.  I will never seek employment in the "crab picking" world.  In the end, I had two cups of crab meat.  Which is now in the freezer.  Riley was very interested in the whole business as it was "stinky" and dogs seem to love anything stinky.

Yesterday was supposed to be hotter than usual, but there was a breeze at work and I didn't even get sweaty.  I wore linen shorts and a loose pale yellow linen sleeveless blouse.  I also wore shoes that were NOT Crocs and I felt "pretty".  Lesson learned.  Today, here at home, I have the windows closed, the blinds closed, the A/C window units on (set on 73) and the ceiling fans on low.  Supposed to be a scorcher.  G is out watering the garden.  All our root crops failed to germinate.  No beets, no carrots.  I'm sad.  My lettuce seedlings are doing well.  I have them in trays.

Maine seems to be about the only place in America where we aren't suffering from flood, fire or lack of electricity to cool the intense heat.  We complain that it's cold and raining.  Not that summer in Maine hasn't got a following.  Nearly every other car in town has an out of state plate.  Every summer home on the water is being offered as a summer rental by the locals (for some this is their annual income source).  The rents are very high.  For some of the outsiders, the "camps" belong to the family and they come up this weekend to open the camps for the summer.  Buying flowers from my employer to dress up the place and everything else from other employers.  Some buy new towels and sheets each summer.  I've seen this at Marden's when they had huge containers of towels and hotel sheets for sale.  Like going to sleep away camp. Some of my favorite towels came from just such a sale.  Long, wide and thin.  Fast drying.

I have now set a personal record and read four books in one week.  If I had another good book I could have a total of 5 for the week.  I finished Nevada Barr's prequel The Rope last night and then watched the two part finale of Fringe.  I can see that it was originally meant to be the END of the series and then they got a reprieve and another 13 episodes for next year.  Very satisfying if it had actually been the last of the series.  There is always the romance, but I'm not in the mood.

This is the last day of June.  When I go to work tomorrow it will be July.  I may be sorry that I didn't take the opportunity to work fewer days.  Business will be slow.  Days hot.  Everything needing water all day long.  But, Wednesday is a paid holiday.

I think I will visit Goodwill today to see if they have anything I might like to own.  Linen shorts or shirts.  A sleeveless dress.  I found Fresh Produce on the internet.  Nearly everything is sold out.  Pretty cute stuff.  It does look like the Large (14 to 16) is running a bit narrow in the hips.  So I am reluctant to order.  Anyone know how the clothes actually fit?