Best time is probably in the morning or evening.
Usually the sun is at its hottest mid-day, but if you go in the evening it is still quite hot but not as much
Because the main character is trying to describe her personal experience through the hard time she was going through.
:-)
If they had a baby bump and had cramps for a long time and baby bump is gone
The irony is that she cut her long hair to buy his gift, thus had no use for the beautiful hair combs he bought for her.