JennieG, we all do that, but I never knew it had a name! When company is coming all of a sudden you can see your house through their eyes and see the shortcomings. :)

Dorothy, I have the Black and Decker toaster convection oven, and I might do a chicken if it was cut up and all wrapped in foil to hold in heat and splatter. A small chicken. I use a glass bowl convection oven that really works best for chicken and I also bake bread in it; the glass variety is literally a bowl in a stand that has the heater in the lid. Google search. The brands available seem to change names but they look about the same. I see these in the thrift store on occasion. This speeds up cooking so it's maybe 2/3 of the regular oven time. I roast eggplants in mine for babaghanouj, I have a bread pan that fits a full-size bread loaf and it takes about 30-35 minutes (usually 40-45 in the regular oven). It stores on a shelf when not in use.

Keb, thanks for the note about the three swimsuit types - the last time I shopped those were still options and I think I went with that modest leg type because it looked more comfortable. I see them for sale on Amazon with international shipping so that might solve the access problem. The Speedo suits there offer (on the left side of check boxes) "High, Low, Mid" rise options. Not sure if that has to do with legs or if it's because the page was constructed for all types of swimsuits, including bikinis that might actually fit those descriptions. The prices are lower on Amazon.

The heat broke and today's high is about 25 degrees cooler than the last month, and very muggy. The heavy rain was in the news yesterday, today's rain was gentle. I need to empty some standing water now (the terracotta saucers and the bird bath water was evaporating before) to avoid mosquitoes. I have a long list of garden chores coming up soon and I'll be putting away some of this stuff for the season.