tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post7405819658718009281..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Had a Popsicle yet this summer?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34022654532192870672013-07-23T21:50:07.251-04:002013-07-23T21:50:07.251-04:00Very cool, Niki. No, I don't remember my first...Very cool, Niki. No, I don't remember my first popsicle, but I do remember chasing down the ice cream man during the summer before we moved to Japan, so I had to be five. My favorite popsicles are root beer. Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57880107651295389952013-07-23T17:46:21.120-04:002013-07-23T17:46:21.120-04:00Yum. The pureed fruit ones are delish. I'm per...Yum. The pureed fruit ones are delish. I'm personally a fudgesicle fan, but I rarely buy them because they disappear too quickly.<br /><br />Yay! I'm hoping to avoid a NY heat wave!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28815036652870372522013-07-23T17:09:38.014-04:002013-07-23T17:09:38.014-04:00I learned my lesson about humidity when I was in A...I learned my lesson about humidity when I was in Arizona in August one year and heard everyone complaining about the humidity. It was 'monsoon season' after all. the humidity had sky rocked up to 39%!!!<br />I don't think we notice it unless it's over 70%!<br /><br />I made popsicles as a child with one or another form (this was back when koolaid was a daily drink - gotta love Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-71699447164172068912013-07-23T14:14:40.083-04:002013-07-23T14:14:40.083-04:00I don't think we get to 72% when it's RAIN...I don't think we get to 72% when it's RAINING! :) I'm looking forward to enjoying the humidity during this trip to NYC. Strange, I know, but I sometimes it's just nice to NOT need to be coated with moisturizer, Chapstick, and conditioner. Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37702028951338977982013-07-23T12:08:59.526-04:002013-07-23T12:08:59.526-04:00Niki, I don't think I can imagine what less th...Niki, I don't think I can imagine what less than 10% humidity feels like! I just checked, and we're currently at 72% -- at noon. <br /><br />When we lived in the DC area, the one radio station had what they called "humidity clause" days -- temp had to be 90 or more, and temp + humidity had to equal 150. (Any combination meeting those requirements results in heat index of 100 or C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73038285488375031072013-07-23T10:40:02.150-04:002013-07-23T10:40:02.150-04:00My best friend's mom was a Tupperware lady and...My best friend's mom was a Tupperware lady and they had some of those molds. They're kind of hard to find these days!<br /><br />A swamp cooler, aka "evaporative cooler," cools the house by blowing air through/over water. It also makes it a bit "swampy" but when the humidity is less than 10% that's not a bad thing! Too funny, we have swamp coolers, you have Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77378461512274426832013-07-23T09:52:44.307-04:002013-07-23T09:52:44.307-04:00I found some tupperware popsicle molds at a yard s...I found some tupperware popsicle molds at a yard sale when my oldest was really little. I think I paid $0.50 for them. They are plastic with lids and sticks. We'd fill them with Koolaid in the summer. (You can also make them in paper cups with sticks -- but a 50 cent mold set is still cheaper!)<br /><br />You can get creative and fill the molds half with one color, freeze, and fill the rest C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.com