Charmion, great minds think alike! I ordered a pair of Bermuda shorts from Academy Sports this morning and retrieved them via curbside pickup at lunchtime, when I also picked up lunch from a French café along the same route. I've had my bath and am testing the new shorts this evening.

Yesterday afternoon and evening I took a pump sprayer with a mix of water and finely ground kaolin clay (Surround WP) and essentially whitewashed the crop plants in my garden. It took a couple of passes for a good amount to stick and dry. I want to see if this helps them survive in the heat (by reflecting a lot of the sun hitting them). I've used this before when grasshoppers were a problem and the reflective attributes were a by-product. This time I am spraying just for that secondary effect.

There are times now when my knee doesn't hurt, but I have to remind myself that it doesn't follow that I can then roll over and arrange my legs differently to to sleep on my side, or sit longer in a chair at the computer. It's getting better slowly, but there are many things still off limits. Sometimes I can get away with side sleeping with a pillow between my knees, but not often.