Summery daze

It's ramping up for another hot set of days; we relished the perfect balance of sun and heat and low humidity as we trekked to and fro on our hairdo quest. Saluted a neighbor and friend on her birthday, which she spent just the way she wanted to. Beloved spouse managed to escape the storm-torn midwestern city where he was in danger of being marooned, and sighs of relief ensued. The kids are off for a climbing weekend in Squamish, on The Chief. It'll be a bit cooler up there, and beautiful.
Found a slight volume by a French writer, Sebastien Japrisot, The Sleeping-Car Murders; it was an all right diversion, but not much more. He also wrote A Very Long Engagement, from which a movie was made.