Monday, 13 July 2026
The weekend
The weather has been hanging around the 34 degree mark for a couple of weeks now and is not conducive to cooking or anything much else for that matter. On Friday we ordered a Turkish takeaway from the local restaurant and sat outside wuth family in the cool of the evening. It had been a fraught week for Himself and us all with illness and a rush to hospital in the middle of the night the previous weekend. After most of the week in hospital he was delighted to be back home.
On Saturday we went to the allotment to do some much-needed watering. It was futile, and unbearably hot. We sat in the shade of the hut for a while and then went home
Saturday night was football night so I was very late to bed. I'd intended an early morning swim on Sunday but completely overslept. Good weather at the weekends means a busy beach, something I'm usually at pains to avoid. Nevertheless, the sea was calling. There was a lovely coastal breeze and people were enjoying flinging themselves into the breaking waves. I joined them for a while. We sat by the water's edge and it was lovely to see everyone enjoying themselves.
There is always a boy digging a hole!
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I hope all is well now and there will be no more emergency drives to hospital. We have a respite now for a while.
ReplyDeleteNo more emergencies, I hope, but out-patient checks and tests ahead to find out what's amiss. All praise the NHS!
DeleteI also hope that "Himself" is fine now. I hadn't realised you were still getting temperatures in the 30's. I do hope it is not a precursor for our coming summer.
ReplyDeleteThank you jor your good wishes, Susan, but we are still a bit in the dark.
DeleteExtreme heat still with us and both plants and humans wilting!
Having to rush to hospital in the middle of the night sounds scary, but it is good to know "Himself" is back home.
ReplyDeleteWhen it's too hot to do much of anything, dining al fresco and alternating between relaxing in the shade and visiting the beach are great ways to cope with the heat!
Why does it always happen at the weekends?!!!
DeleteThe evenings are delightful after the heat of the day.
Lovely alfresco dining in your garden is the perfect way to relax . And time at the beach when it's sweltering.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely far too hot for gardening. Well, except the watering
Watering!!! I'm doing what I can but it is very ineffective!
DeleteThis has been a bad summer everywhere, it seems. Certainly not one we will remember with pleasure! The beach and your garden table both look very inviting though.
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well with Himself?
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