At last - September is here!!

Finally autumn!!

Earlier this year I promised family and friends that the 1st of September I would dance on the table out of pure happiness because autumn is here. Well, it's not really autumn yet and the next week the really hot weather will return because of some winds coming from Africa.  BUT - September is here and with it comes the promise of cooler, more "people friendly" weather. The really "aggressive" heat that we've had to put up with lately have now turned into just nice, hot weather. This morning I woke up to 22 nice degrees. It made me think of Norway where there's often a "crispy edge" to the (little) warm weather we get.... And I realized that I miss this kind of weather.

But, waking up to this kind of weather means that normal life is returning. And I'm so happy! Because in the summer I don't feel like I'm living - I'm just excisting. My body somehow goes into "hibernating" because of the heat. And I guess it's the same for almost everybody living in a hot climate. You also need to plan carefully what to do and when to do things during the day. Things that you don't need to do right away will surely be postponed to some other day - or even month... I always do whatever I have to do early in the morning or very late in the evening - so very often you will see me cleaning the house at 1 A.M in the morning.

Now I'm just happy that I'm no longer "forced" to have a siesta. I say "forced" because I wish I could do without it, but when the temperature reaches 40 degrees you don't have much choice. I always fall asleep after lunch - wanting it or not.... Which means I don't get to sleep in the evening - and so you find me cleaning the house in the middle of the night....

At the moment I'm dreaming of

roasting chestnuts by the fire

(Adesso non vedo l'ora di poter mangiare le castagne)

going for long walks with my dog that really doesn't like the heat (here it looks like she's blaming me for the hot weather)

(Voglio ritornare a fare lunge passeggiate con il mio cane perchè in estate lei non vuole uscire per niente.)

nice crispy weather so that I can really enjoy a cappuccino in a bar....
(Amo andare in un bar a godermi un bel cappuccino quando fa freddo fuori. Spero che posso farlo al più presto....)

I know I promised to dance on the table (and my daughter wanted me to send her a video of the "session"). However, I think I will be doing some sort of "raindance" outside later tonight - when nobody is watching.....

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Finalmente è arrivato Settembre! Ed io sono così felice! Adesso si respira! 

Oggi ho la voglia di "ballare sul tavolo" - e una cosa che si dice in Norvegia quando sei tanto felice. E l'ho detto a mia famiglia e i miei amici un pò di tempo fa.... Il primo Settembre mi vedete ballare sul tavolo perchè il caldo fra un pò se ne va ed io tornerò a vivere. Soffro il caldo e durante il giorno non ho voglia di fare niente. Quindi - in estate pulisco la casa all'una di notte..... Però, oggi ho pulito la casa dopo pranzo! Che bello essere di nuovo in grado di muoversi senza morire dal caldo!

Quel ballo "sul tavolo" non posso fare siccome il mio tavolo è di vetro, ma forse faccio "la danza della pioggia" sotto casa stasera..... ;-)