Once again, the weather is messing with us. It has really been messing with us all season, making it hard to know what season it really is. Here in Arkansas, we went from winter directly to Summer. Spring never sprung. From April to August we were hot and humid with temperatures in the 80's and 90's (feels-like in the 90's to 110) and hot humid nights. When it should have been Fall, it was still Summer and then all of a sudden it turned cold at night and varied during the day from the 40's to the high 60's.
Right now it is 65 but the temperature in the motor home was in the mid-80's and I had to run the air conditioner with the windows open, to get the inside temperature to a more comfortable 77 inside. The past few nights we had to run heat or space heaters as the temperature dipped to almost freezing. And of course, dressing for the weather is a matter of layers on and layers off depending on sun in or sun out. And then, there is the rain and whether that requires a poncho, umbrella, hooded rain jacket, socks with sandals or bare-toed with those same sandals. It has been a dilemma combined with uncertainty.
Half the people here are fighting colds, others running to get flu shots and the audiences are renting blankets at the Play in record numbers and drinking hot chocolate and coffee by the gallons. With the season now entering it's final week and only three performance days to go, we will have weathered the weather for the 50th Passion Play season. With our minds made up to spend the winter here in Arkansas, I have begun the insulation process for the motor home and water lines and brought the bulk of our winter clothing from the belly of the coach to inside the living area. If and when the wether makes up its mind........ we should be prepared for any eventuality.
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