Remember two blog posts ago how I said it has not been a scorcher here in Alabama? I spoke too soon. It is now officially a scorcher and while some parts of the USA are enjoying more pleasing Fall weather, we are setting record high temperatures. As I write this (10/03/19), the temperature hit 103 degrees, a record for this date. Tomorrow is forecast to be 99 degrees. In fact, all week has been close to 100 degrees with several records set. Then the week upcoming we will see a couple of days with high temperatures in the upper 70s. What a contrast and I can’t wait for cooler temps. So, it has been easy to find other things to do instead of being in my un-airconditioned workshop. But with my trusty box fan close by, I found some comforting wind in my workshop and I made a little progress on my side table. The first of two new templates I have a couple of items on the to-do list before I can begin sanding …

The pastor at my church once said Alabama seasons run like this: Winter, Early Summer, Summer and then Late Summer. The implication here is Alabama is hot most of the time. This is an exaggeration; it is really hot now, but I would call June (getting hot), July, August, September and October (cooling off) as the hot months of the year. This summer has not been a scorcher; I think we have been at or over 100 degrees only a day or two at the most, but when adding the effects of humidity, there have been some tough days. And it’s the humidity that affects me the most. One evening this past week, I thought about getting in a little woodworking after dinner. I opened the door to my basement workshop and the heat and humidity coming from my non air conditioned workshop made it feel worse than what was actually going on outside. So, no woodworking that evening. And that is the way it has been since my last post. I have had to …