A Spoonie Summer: Heatwaves, Hummus, and Hiding Indoors

What a Dutch super heatwave looks like from inside a carefully sealed flat

I’ve been thinking about Miss Scholten.

You probably don’t know her (unless you’re Dutch), but what happened to her is honestly quite tragic.

She melted.

On Dam Square.

By Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde - Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=202957

It was in all the papers. The heat, you know…

37°C

I think I know exactly what she must have felt like, as she slowly melted into a puddle, because as I’m writing this, it’s 37 centigrade outside. (And you can bet your arse that I’m not going anywhere near Dam Square.)

But as my friend Mireille van Driel said:

Where most of my healthy, able-bodied fellow Dutch citizens are warming up for our first-ever super heatwave, I’m looking at my weather app willing it to reverse this meteorological disaster.

But it won’t budge. Keeps showing me those Numbers of Doom.

Oh, I’m not complaining. Yet.

Temperatures in my living room are still at a comfortable 24 centigrade. I can still focus on my writing. But since it’s only June, I can’t help but wonder: how will the flat behave once summer is in full swing?

I guess time will tell.

My Home In Summer

Meanwhile, if you’d like to find out how I try to keep my flat cool without air conditioning, you might like to read My 93m² Spoonie Home: Summer In My Wheelchair Accessible Flat.

I’m sharing my heat management strategies, with special emphasis on how to keep the kitchen from overheating.

Also:

• Summer Recipes

• Long Days, Short Nights

• The Annoying Parts of Summer

  • Screen Glare

  • Pollen Allergies

  • Creepy Crawlies

• My Home is Still My Castle

And a photo of my gorgeous Rafaela 🐈‍⬛.

New Hummus Recipe

If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably know that I love hummus. And since hummus is perfect for summer, I decided to share another of my favourite hummus recipes on my blog: Easy Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus.

Because every Spoonie deserves to eat well. Even on mind-meltingly hot summer days.

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