Australia features prominently in international climate change news these days. Perhaps you've read about how Australia Is So Hot They Had To Add a New Color to the Weather Map. Wildfires rage in other parts of New South Wales while Syndey remains quite temperate. Temperatures soared to 108F on my birthday and then dropped right back down the next today. The blue mountains to the west of Sydney block the worst of this particular heat wave while the wind off the ocean maintains a more maritime climate.
Today the temperature shot up to 113 degrees but as you can see, tomorrow should top out at 73. The weather seems to go like that, a few days in the 80's, a single super hot day and then back into the 70's. Personally, I'm happiest with temps in the 70s. My ideal summer never goes above 80 degrees. My one exception to that is that I love to swim so I'm alright with a hot day if I can swim. This kind of variety works well for me. We get out, walk all over and explore the city on the cooler days and when the heat comes we spend a day at home, enjoy the pool and come back in to the a/c.
This just in: Today is Sydney's hottest day on record and Emily reports that I'm the meanest mom ever for not allowing her to go for a scooter ride and/or picnic. Sigh.
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Wow. I had no idea it was fluctuating so dramatically! Thank goodness that you have ready access to a pool1 Also---what is fairy bread? bread, butter, and sprinkles?? or peanutbutter and sprinkles?? Love it, either way!
ReplyDeleteSame question. Please define fairy bread, with origin story. Is this an Australian thing? A Caputo thing? Something you found on Pinterest?
ReplyDeleteFairy bread is bread with butter and 100's & 1000's - i.e. nonpareils. It's commonly served at children's birthday parties in Australia - or so we hear. We started having it as a treat when we found out we were moving here. We even served it at Tessie's birthday back in July.
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