We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave...

...and I am loving it! I love the hot weather! It was a gorgeous weekend. Saturday I puttered outside and cleaned up one whole area which I'm very proud of and then started to work on another garden area. I also sanded down and painted an old metal patio table - that table has had so many incarnations. This time I sanded off the red, orange and yellow flowers which I painted on a white table top several years ago and painted it blue. I'm not sure if I'll paint or stencil anything on it at this time. I filled five lawn and garden bags with cuttings and weeds and dead flowers as well.

Besides the puttering, and the garden painting, I didn't work on any crafts. Basically I sat in lawn chairs and read books or magazines and enjoyed some cold drinks whenever I got too hot. It was up to 36 degrees C in our backyard - good thing we have lots of shade!   I'd send the dog into the air conditioned house every so often to cool off.

Because of this summer's heat (which I'm not complaining about) and the watering restrictions (which I am complaining about) the garden's not looking so great. Currently the only thing in bloom are the nasturtiums, the Rose of Sharon, some white phlox, some leggy pansies and some wild daisies.

I hope you had a good weekend too.

Oh hey - good Mad Men last night wasn't it. Don was back to being his old self. I loved the scene where he watched Peggy trying on the Faye Miller's wedding ring. And was sad for Joan when she was referred to as 'old and married' for the test group. And poor Allison didn't have a good time with Peggy or Don. Read more here.

Mad Men in Review

Wasn't Mad Men terrific again last night? Don was ripe as always. But the Glen-Sally thing is a bit scary, what are they leading to - I sure hope he's not going to rape her or something, they certainly have portrayed him as a very odd kid. And Joan was gorgeous as always - loved her at the Christmas party in her 'red dress with the bow on the back - makes [her] look like a Christmas present' - to partially quote Roger Sterling. I loved how she was such a good sport, leading the conga line and swaying her terrific hips.

Poor Freddy Rumsen is going to have a struggle with sobriety in that business, that's for sure, especially after one of his comrades falls after a lunch with Roger. It's interesting that they brought Freddy back, but I still wish Sal would return.

How far do you think Don will get with his nurse neighbour? His poor secretary got the message loud and clear the next morning that's for sure, poor girl - and possibly typed up a resignation letter right then and there.

And don't forget to read Slate Magazine's review of the episode as well.