How to keep cool on a Sunday afternoon...

We went out for a lovely lunch, and then a little trip to the market (where, rather unfortunately, I bumped into "my" immigration guy. I was hoping that my profuse sweating would show him just how unattractive I really am. But he still seemed happy to see me, as I was wiping the drips from the end of my nose...). Anyways, it was sweaty today. The weather is changing from the rainy season to the hot season, so now we've just got hot and humid. Yuck.

However, one of my old neighbors left me this lovely little pool.I hadn't yet set it up, but today was just so sweaty, so I thought I might as well get fully immersed in some water, rather than just being wet in uncomfortable places. I was going to set it up outside in the yard somewhere, but then Annamarie reminded me that I probably wouldn't do well sitting that close to the grass for too long. (It was very nice of her to remind me of my hay-fever, though I think she's just tired of hearing me sneezing and snorting and sniffing all the time!). So, I ended up setting it up in the verandah - the perfect combination of shade and non-grass!

Now, this isn't the most flattering picture, but the following will give you an idea of the size of my swimming pool:Just big enough for me to be half-way immersed... but it's amazing how quickly being immersed in a pool of cold water can cool you down! I took my book and "swam" for over an hour, and the cooling effects stayed with me for quite a long time afterwards, too! So I might just make it a habit to have a Sunday afternoon swim :)