Sparks are flying around the blogosphere again today, as we join in with Alyce, At Home With Books, to showcase our Saturday Snapshots.
As the summer days turn hotter, I am reminded of one long, hot summer six years ago. In July of 2006, I was still living in the foothills, but even there, the triple digit heat escalated.
At one point, the thermometers reached 113, 114, and 115. Then for ten days or so, it stayed there. There was nothing to do but escape. And escape we did, to the coastal town of Santa Cruz where my son had a resort with a series of miniature log cabins where we enjoyed some time together.
We spent several enjoyable days there….and by the time I went home again, it had cooled off just a bit. And as the fall and winter came, I settled in here, in my living and dining room, and prepared the house for sale. And decked it out a bit for the last Christmas we would spend there.
That summer, fall, and winter were full of moments locked away in our memories…and in our photos.
What are you sharing today? I hope to enjoy some of your memories.
SNOW SPARKS 
What a cozy cabin! I can’t imagine what 115 degrees even feels like, though. Ugh . . . too hot for me.
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We usually don’t have days that hot, and when we had a series of them, I just had to flee. Our house in the foothills had no AC…just an evaporative cooler, which was usually sufficient. So fleeing seemed like the only alternative!
Of course, we also lived within walking distance of the river, which sounds nice, except it was looking pretty polluted….sigh
Glad we had the option of the cabin in the woods…
Thanks for stopping by, Trish, and enjoy your weekend.
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That cabin looks so cute and like a great escape place to go and read!
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It was great, Mazz…I would sit on the porch and feel the breeze and enjoy! It was lovely. The inside was modern with all the conveniences and had a sleeping loft upstairs for my granddaughters.
Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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I never complain about the heat, suffering through our long, cold, dark, miserable winters makes me appreciate any heat!!
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I can definitely see how that would alter one’s perspective about heat. I don’t like bitter cold weather, either, but we seldom have it. And usually the heat is manageable with a good AC. That summer, I didn’t have a good AC…lol
Thanks for stopping by, Jackie, and enjoy your weekend.
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115!! Now that’s hot! The cabin is charming.
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Thanks, Eugenia…I thought so, too. It was a lot of fun, in addition to being cool. Glad you could stop by, and have a great weekend.
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A house in the woods sounds ideal for hot summer days! Looks so cozy.
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Yes, it was definitely a wonderful escape, Harvee. As much as I enjoyed my cozy home (last photo), a getaway seemed the thing to do with that extreme heat. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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Love the pictures — makes me so ready to go up to the family house in the NC mountains!
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Now a house in the NC mountains sounds wonderful. I’ve read some books set in those mountains, so I’m feeling (almost) as if I’ve been there. Thanks for visiting, Melissa, and enjoy your weekend.
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Oh, so jealous! I’d love a cabin in the woods. Perfect for reading and writing…and sweating! Thanks for the pics. 😀
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My son has had some wonderful cabins in various spots…right now, he’s just in the city (LA), unless he’s traveling.
Thanks for stopping by, Zara Alexis, and enjoy your weekend.
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Looks like a really nice place, but I can see the need to get away when the temperature get that high. We don’t get temperatures like that around here, if we have 30C (mid 80’s F) we’ve just about reached our limit. Fine by me, I just wish the winters were warmer. 🙂
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I always dread the summers here, because we never know how hot it will get. It’s always in the triple digits for periods of time, but usually doesn’t make it to 113+.
Thanks for stopping by, Eva, and enjoy your weekend.
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Ugh, that weather sounds terrible! Smart move getting away–and sounds like you made some wonderful memories as a consequence.
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Fortunately it doesn’t spike to those temps every summer, but whenever the temperatures rise, I almost hold my breath. I’m glad we’re not too far away from the beaches.
Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl…and enjoy your weekend.
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I’ve never been anyway that hot! I would melt, I’m sure. We could do with a bit of summer heat right now – it’s pouring down here and not very warm.
It’s really good to have photos to remind us of happy days gone by.
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Yes, the heat sounds wonderful when it’s rainy or cold. Hope your temperatures rise soon.
Thanks for stopping by, Margaret, and have a great weekend.
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Whew, that was some kind of hot! Your little escape sounds fun!
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Oh, it was, and I took one of my granddaughters…we met up with some of the other grandkids there.
Thanks for stopping by, Kathy, and have a great weekend.
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Escaping to the mountains – how wonderful! Love the photos!
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Thanks, Sharon…I’m glad for the photos, too, as they help bring back the memories.
Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your weekend.
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wonderful pictures, a stay at a cabin in the woods sounds really relaxing, perfect for a summer getaway 🙂 Book Savvy Babe
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It was wonderful, Book Savvy Babe. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your weekend.
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Love the woods and the cabin!
Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!
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Thanks for stopping by, gautami…hope you have a fabulous weekend.
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I can’t began to imagine how hot that would be. In fact, the weather is so awful here I can’t even remember what the sun looks like! I was going to post a photo of my elder daughter, and memories of her as a baby, because today she moved to a home of her own more than 200 miles away, but I ended up crying, so I’ve posted pix connected to a feisty warrior queen, because she sounds like the kind of person who never cried… http://goo.gl/vTUc8
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Oh, I can relate to missing those little ones that have grown up and flown away! I like how you turned to something feisty to remind yourself of the positives in independence.
Thanks for sharing…and for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend, Christine.
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I have a friend who has some similar cabins up in northern California … in Klamath where the Klamath River meets the sea. A very relaxing getaway!
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Oh, I love all parts of Northern California…beautiful country!
Thanks for stopping by, Sim, and enjoy your weekend.
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That looks great. I want to do something like that at some point.
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It was just what I needed during that July….thanks for stopping by, Kailana, and enjoy your weekend.
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I just love that cabin. What a terrific retreat — looking at the picture you can almost smell how clean and fresh the air would be out there. A perfect escape, heat-wave or not!
— Cheers!
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You’re right about the smell…it is a glorious scent that I would love to inhale right now! Thanks for stopping by, Cipriano, and enjoy your weekend.
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Lovely retreat plus lovely memories….equals a good blog♫♪
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Thanks lmkazmierczak….glad you could stop by, and enjoy!
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What a cute little cabin! It was nice that you had a retreat in the woods to go to when it was so hot. I remember that summer….and am hoping this one isn’t going to be like that. But it’s hanging out in the 90s now….
Here’s my Snapshot.
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Yes, here, too, with some days at 100….I dread another summer like 2006…but so far, nothing like that is predicted. Thanks for visiting, Bev, and enjoy your weekend.
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This looks like a great place to hang out.
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It was wonderful, Diane…it felt like an oasis. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend.
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What a great place to escape to. I can’t imagine that heat. 90 is a record high when we hit it.
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I imagine that some places with 90 are hotter than they sound, if there is humidity. I just know that I dread the summers…lol
Thanks for visiting, Nise, and enjoy your weekend.
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It’s a cold wintery day in Australia, after a cool summer, it’s hard to remember temperatures like that exist. This looks a lovely cabin in a nice spot. It is nice sharing memories.
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Thanks, Louise….my son no longer has that place, so if I want to beat the heat this summer, I guess it’ll be a hotel on the beach. Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your weekend.
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I adore the little cabin in the woods! And as long as there aren’t too many bugs, I could stay in a place like that all summer. I never complain about the heat because I despise the cold and winter so much. Now humidity, that’s another story!
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Isn’t it cute? I loved it. Because it’s on the coast, we weren’t plagued by bugs. Inside the cabin was totally modernized, so it was nothing like camping out.
Thanks for stopping by, Leslie, and enjoy your weekend.
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So nice that you had a place to cool off on those very hot days! I have memories of a record-setting summer the year after my husband and I got married and we spent much time at the pool at our apartment complex. 🙂
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Yes, swimming pools are excellent during hot summers. When living in apartments, that’s where I went.
Thanks for visiting, Alyce, and enjoy your week.
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Living in Phoenix, I don’t have to talk about high temperatures. Especially this week! Those photographs remind me of an old song: “Cool and green and shady”!
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Sounds appropriate! Thanks for stopping by, Cathy, and enjoy your week.
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Thx for stopping by my Saturday!! 😀
I love, LOVE the woods and LOG CABINS are so amazing and full of food for the imagination!! Thx for sharing!!
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Thanks for stopping by, Laura….I so enjoy looking back at that summer in the woodsy Santa Cruz area, and the little log cabin.
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