Good morning, blog friends鈥攈ow are you? Sorry I was absent yesterday; I was busy battling the heat and getting things done. Let me tell you about my day: the outdoor temperature hit 41 degrees鈥攊t was absolute madness. Most cities in Tuscany were under a "red alert" heat warning. To give you an idea, I woke up absolutely drenched in sweat; I showered right away, yet ten minutes later, I was incredibly sweaty again. We鈥檙e sweating just by standing still these days! And cold showers aren't enough. The only upside is that when I wash my hair, it dries in about half an hour鈥攏o need for a blow-dryer. Anyway, it was so hot that I didn't even feel like cooking. I鈥檒l make an effort to cook today, but yesterday I just heated up some leftover pasta from the day before鈥攖he kind made with a ready-made sauce. Lately, cooking feels like more of a chore than usual; it鈥檚 just too hot to do anything.
Buenos d铆as, amigos del blog: 驴c贸mo est谩n? Disculpen mi ausencia de ayer; estuve ocupada lidiando con el calor y ocup谩ndome de mis asuntos. Les cuento c贸mo fue mi d铆a: la temperatura exterior alcanz贸 los 41 grados; fue una locura total. La mayor铆a de las ciudades de la Toscana estaban bajo alerta roja por calor. Para que se hagan una idea: me despert茅 empapada en sudor; me duch茅 de inmediato, pero diez minutos despu茅s ya estaba sudando much铆simo otra vez. 隆Estos d铆as sudamos con solo quedarnos quietos! Y las duchas fr铆as no bastan. Lo 煤nico bueno es que, cuando me lavo el pelo, se seca en cosa de media hora; no hace falta usar secador. En fin, hac铆a tanto calor que ni siquiera ten铆a ganas de cocinar. Hoy har茅 el esfuerzo de cocinar, pero ayer simplemente calent茅 unas sobras de pasta del d铆a anterior, de esas que llevan salsa preparada. 脷ltimamente, cocinar se me hace m谩s pesado de lo habitual; hace demasiado calor para hacer nada.
Anyway, even though we didn't really feel like it, my husband and I had to head out to run some errands鈥攗nfortunately, life doesn't stop just because of the high temperatures. We took the opportunity to drive through the countryside nearby; one of our goals is to explore all the rural areas in the vicinity and beyond, and we discovered some lovely spots that I鈥檒l tell you about later. As for dinner, since it was getting late, my husband just had a simple salad鈥攕alads are perfect in this heat. I, on the other hand, found some discounted sushi; the pack was a bit small, but everything was delicious鈥攅specially the salmon and crab nigiri. It was all excellent, especially with a splash of soy sauce鈥攁 little highlight of the day. I鈥檒l sign off now, blog friends, and go read all the posts I missed yesterday. See you soon!
En fin, aunque realmente no ten铆amos muchas ganas, mi marido y yo tuvimos que salir a hacer algunos recados; por desgracia, la vida no se detiene solo por las altas temperaturas. Aprovechamos para dar una vuelta en coche por el campo de los alrededores; una de nuestras metas es explorar todas las zonas rurales de la zona y m谩s all谩, y descubrimos algunos lugares encantadores de los que ya os hablar茅 m谩s adelante. Para la cena, como ya se hab铆a hecho tarde, mi marido opt贸 por una ensalada sencilla; las ensaladas son perfectas con este calor. Yo, en cambio, encontr茅 sushi rebajado de precio; la bandeja era algo peque帽a, pero todo estaba delicioso, especialmente los nigiris de salm贸n y cangrejo. Todo estuvo excelente, sobre todo con un chorrito de salsa de soja: un peque帽o gran detalle del d铆a. Me despido ya, amigos del blog, para ir a leer todas las publicaciones que me perd铆 ayer. 隆Hasta pronto!
First and other pictures edited by my phone translation with deepl