September 15

The words being bandied about by just about everybody are that this is "the last nice day of summer." It's a perfectly ridiculous sentiment, if you ask me. Cooler weather with a tiny chance of rain is forecast for the next couple of days does not make for the end of good weather. It was a delightful summer, I have to admit, with very few hot days and, once the rainy season passed, a lot of blue skies and nice weather. I'm proud that we made it through the summer without having to install the air conditioners.

Still, I'm not looking forward to the onset of winter. I loathe snow (as longtime readers will remember). Wind and rain are only slightly more palatable. I'll survive, of course, but I won't enjoy it.

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June 25

For the past couple of weeks it's been cool and rainy in Boston. The appearance this afternoon of blue skies, even with muggy, humid weather, was a joy for the senses.

I've been doing good and not complaining about the weather. Honestly, I didn't mind the rain and the highs being in the 60s. I may possibly be alone in that, however, as everybody's favorite topic, the weather, has been laced with complaints about the gray days recently. One of my residents compared it to springtime in London. Offhand, it's not a bad comparison, and really, I liked living in London, too.

I think after the hell of last winter, I'm hesitant to complain too much about milder weather. I'm going to make every effort to enjoy the warmer weather and not complain about the heat and humidity. Well, not too much, at least. I'm sure Massachusetts will seem more hospitable after I spend a week in Daytona Beach in August.

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