Seem to have a couple of weeks with no free evenings so if the weather holds I shall have G&Ts due to being grumpy and tired.
To be fair lots of lovely things but even so!!
Dinner was salmon in garlic butter and then the oven konked out (recurrent fault due to bad design it did it once on Christmas day halfway through cooking the dinner - not my happiest experience).
Mercy trip to the middle twanglets uni flat tomorrow after church to rescue her houseplants now it transpires that her housemates are going to stay the summer after all. I have strict instructions to be back for the lionesses match on the tv
Had my cataract op today. Am amazed at how bright my computer screen is looking, and am appalled at how fiithy the keyboard is.
Now dreading actually looking around the house tomorrow and discovering what a grubby state we have been living in!
What is Chicken Balmoral? A meal fit for a king, one hopes.
Is it wrapped in tartan?
Always surprising that something you can get readymade from your local butcher can be so unknown south of the Border. I suppose it's the lack of haggis.
Oi! We love haggis - indeed we got engaged over a haggis lunch in Oban.
Balmoral chicken is a popular Scottish dish featuring chicken breast stuffed with haggis, wrapped in bacon and served with a whisky or peppercorn sauce.
Had my cataract op today. Am amazed at how bright my computer screen is looking, and am appalled at how fiithy the keyboard is.
Now dreading actually looking around the house tomorrow and discovering what a grubby state we have been living in!
Glad to hear all went well, though (of course) there's a downside to everything...
I'll be honest and say that my cataract ops last year, though necessary and successful, don't really seem to have changed my vision much. I am less short-sighted but that's actually been a problem as we've struggled to get the right specs prescription.
Yesterday to a student production of "Amazing Grace", a musical about Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival. Not perfect (the sound could have been better) but well-paced, brilliantly staged and quite moving at times. We're glad we went! After quite a spate of theatre/dance performances recently we now have a lull till September.
Great costume @la vie en rouge and very sensible in this heat. I hope Captain Pyjamas enjoyed the day. My son really enjoyed putting on his Postman Pat outfit to help me deliver leaflets when he was small. He still helps with deliveries when he's around but doesn't dress up any more.
I need to go and get dressed in something smart for this civic event. Fortunately it in 'only' going to be 23 degrees here today so I think my knee length linen dress should be fine. I'm very glad it isn't tomorrow when they are suggesting temperatures in the low thirties.
You're not alone about it exposing frailties in the cleaning regime - when my mother-in-law had hers done, apparently the first thing she said when she got home was, "goodness, I must wash the curtains!".
It's another beautiful day here: 18° and sunny; it was so nice after church I had a little amble by the loch, passing the time of day with the ducks and swans, before coming home for brunch of poached eggs, smoked salmon, avocado and TOAST - what a glorious combination of foods that is!
Must go and put the laundry in the tumble dryer, then a spot of snoozage and the Grauniad crossword.
You're not alone about it exposing frailties in the cleaning regime - when my mother-in-law had hers done, apparently the first thing she said when she got home was, "goodness, I must wash the curtains!".
You're supposed to wash curtains? You'll be telling me next we need to clean windows and ovens.
An overcast start to the day but hot and sunny now. The first of two washing loads is in the machine (on the Sabbath... I know... Is Outrage...). I've been to church and had a coffee and catch up with a friend I haven't seen properly for a while. The chicken's in the slow cooker for our roast meal later.
Hot and humid again in Arkland the Shrivelled, with (alas!) virtually no Breeze. Scrape Ing of Paint has been duly deferred - it's OK working on deck when there's a Breeze, but not when there ain't.
A simple Lunch of LASAGNE (one of Mr Co-Op's specialities) is cooking in the Remoska, and I have some nice Italian BEER to accompany it.
My Spy tells me that, once again, attendance at Our Place was very low this morning. It's not really Holiday in Away™ time yet, so it's a bit concerning. We're not the only ones - some of our neighbouring Places (not just the C of E!) are struggling, too, and my Spy tells me that there is a great shortage of clergy in the Diocese as a whole.
When my mum had her cataracts done the first thing she did was to go and buy a load more make-up as she 'looked so old'. She was in her late eighties at the time.
I'm just back from our Armed Forces Day which went well. I was jolly glad I wasn't in a uniform as it was a bit warm.
I thought that attendance at St P's was going to be low today (first weekend of the school holidays here). However, as it was (I assume) the last week for the Sunday School, and the day they were given their book tokens, they were out in force.
It's been sunny here from very early but currently with a nice breeze, so all windows and doors at Casa Nen are currently open to cool the house as much as possible before closing everything for the rest of the day. Bedding in the washing machine, soon to go on the line and probably back on the bed before the end of the day as well. Mr Nen has gone out for a run before the heat hits us.
Jolly hot here. I went to my Pilates class and back via town to pick up a top I saw yesterday but didn't have a card with me to pay for it.
I don't intend to do much till this evening, when I have a Churches Together talk on Climate Change to go to.
My husband has been away for the weekend, and as I was away most of last week I haven't seen him since last Tuesday. They'll be plenty to catch up on.
I heard that, some years ago, Stobart began to use rail transport to a much greater extent, no doubt reducing the number of his lorries on the roads.
Another scorchio day in Arkland the Scorched, with 92F a possibility for tomorrow...
My attendance at Pilates hangs in the balance - it might be wise for me to keep out of the Sun as much as possible today and tomorrow - though I don't like cancelling at short notice. We over-65s, being generally Feak and Weeble, are expected to die in large numbers, because Heat.
Lunch will probably be some sort of Fish or Seafood, possibly Salmon Fillets, or maybe Scampi. Something light, anyway!
Husband is home, we've had a bit of a catch up and finally decided on the paint colour for the new kitchen. I ordered some more samples last week, and we agreed that one of those is what we want. I have now ordered it, so lets hope we still like it when its on the walls.
Lunch was Salmon Fillets in Lemon & Parsley, with CHIPS. Very nice, and just the right sort of light meal for an increasingly torrid afternoon...
I have taken a Bold Decision, and phoned in to cancel my Pilates session for midday tomorrow, The Nice Reception Lady was very understanding and sympathetic, and remarked that quite a few other Pilates victims clients had also cancelled. Maybe the Torturer herself will be glad of a quiet day, though the studio itself always has a pleasantly warm or cool atmosphere, depending on need.
Having made a quick trip to Tess Coe at about 11am (early for me!), I now have enough Essentials to last until at least Wednesday, so look forward to being able to stay on board the Ark, preciouss, out of the glare of The Big Yellow Face, for a couple of days, yess, preciouss, and we has nice Fissh to eat, yess, we does...
Ah, water-bikes! Wouldn't it be easier for them to cycle downstream?
I went to the hospital for my glaucoma "procedure" only to be told that my results have been good. They'll do another test in the autumn and take it from there.
Cripes it's hot. 35° here today, with a hideous 39° forecast for tomorrow. I have a fairly high tolerance for heat, but that's a bit much by anyone's standards. The temperature in the flat is at least well below that outside.
It is, as Firenze observed, sticky here; 22° but with rather high humidity. Even my office, which faces north and is usually comfortably cool, got rather warm this afternoon.
Despite this, I decided on my little amble to Tessie's at lunchtime that what I fancied for supper was a STEAK, so I bought one (a perfectly ordinary rump steak, but a decent thickness), marinated it when I got home and managed to cook it to perfection - charred on the outside, and pleasantly pink in the middle.
Served with some garlicky green beans (because use-by date) and potato salad, it was de-bloody-licious.
I have survived a day of travelling. Trains were ( sort of) air conditioned, platforms had some shade, even a breeze here and there. Two connexions were adjacent platforms, one had a sloping subway, only my own station forced me to use a footbridge to get to the far platform with my small suitcase.
Quite a nostalgic journey, passing or pausing in places where I used to live or work. I had forgotten how hilly some Yorkshire towns are. I came north to attend a Celebration of the life of an old friend, a non-religious event, with tributes from family and friends. All very poignant.
Now I am treating myself to a couple of nights in a decent hotel in Skipton, with a view to going on arguably the most scenic rail journey in England tomorrow.
I've been pretty home-based today, just a few trips to and from the garden and to our Pilates class this afternoon. That was hot and sticky but on our return the house was gratifyingly cool - our method of letting cool air in first thing in the morning and then closing everything up for the rest of the day is pretty effective.
Sounds as though you're having a good time away @Puzzler .
That sounds like a lovely trip away @puzzler.
The climate change talk was excellent though it was slightly preaching to the converted. My husband wanted to publicise it more but the neighbour who'd organised it was worried by the possibility of hecklers. We went to the pub for a quick glass of wine on the way home to carry on out catch up of the last week,
Out at six this morning, watering the tomatoes and the clematis. Meant to be earlier, but I woke late (for me), but it was still coolish. At least I didn't have to water the climbing beans - the snails have eaten them all.
Once I finished that I was indoors for the rest of the day, closing or opening doors, windows & curtains, depending on which direction they faced. Managed to keep most rooms reasonably cool, even my west-facing bedroom isn't uncomfortable so far. That won't last as I have to keep the window closed all night (it's a bungalow, with an A road within hearing).
Dinner was a salad of potatoes & crispy bacon (both cooked yesterday) on a bed of salad leaves & cucumber, topped with a mustardy mayonnaise and chopped chives.
Should have been a (shop) quiche, but couldn't bear to have the oven on - we will have to have it tomorrow though - it's reached its use by date.
30° at Alton Towers (daughter's birthday) today. Unbearable out in the sun except on rides (as they're moving and generate wind thereby; thank God that for neurodiversity reasons we can take advantage of ride access passes*. Kept to the shade as much as possible. How anyone can enjoy this is utterly beyond me.
*you get to overtake the main queue but can't use the pass again until the time you would have spent in the queue has elapsed.
Hope your daughter had a good time @KarlLB even if it was rather too hot for sensible human beings.
Cooler today and rain is forecast (fingers crossed). This is my one day this week with nothing planned. I'm intending to go to city to the east to look at the sales if I can muster the energy and the on-line grocery order arrives in time. I also need to write a couple of short speeches for council things I'm doing on Thursday. I'm very bad at that, thinking I can wing things till I get to an event and realise I can't!
30° at Alton Towers (daughter's birthday) today. Unbearable out in the sun except on rides (as they're moving and generate wind thereby; thank God that for neurodiversity reasons we can take advantage of ride access passes*. Kept to the shade as much as possible. How anyone can enjoy this is utterly beyond me.
*you get to overtake the main queue but can't use the pass again until the time you would have spent in the queue has elapsed.
I share your bewilderment. Back in 2006, I took the then current lady friend (a Lithuanian lass some 10 years my junior) to Chessington World of Tortures, on what was the hottest day of that year. She went on everything - I stood and chatted with the other 50-somethings who were as terrified of the ghastly Engines of Satan as I...their teenagers were all made of sterner stuff, and didn't have to stand about in the Sun like what we did.
ION, another hot day in Arkland the Breathless, with 93F forecast for later this afternoon. Thanks be to Dread Lord Cthulhu, or someone, Rain is expected tomorrow, and a brisk Breeze, so some relief is likely. I see from the Noos that most of Europe is experiencing a hefty heat-wave, so we're in good company, but I wonder if the world is actually on fire, and They've forgotten to tell us?
Lunch is SCAMPI n'CHIPS - alas! I'd have liked some Potato Salad, but forgot ( ) to buy any yesterday.
Spent an hour or so at a medical centre interviewing walking aids for Mr F. Came away with a new stick and a three-wheeler. The ambition is to make it to the bus stop, after which the world is our oyster - or the bits of it served by Lothian Transport.
30° at Alton Towers (daughter's birthday) today. Unbearable out in the sun except on rides (as they're moving and generate wind thereby; thank God that for neurodiversity reasons we can take advantage of ride access passes*. Kept to the shade as much as possible. How anyone can enjoy this is utterly beyond me.
*you get to overtake the main queue but can't use the pass again until the time you would have spent in the queue has elapsed.
I share your bewilderment. Back in 2006, I took the then current lady friend (a Lithuanian lass some 10 years my junior) to Chessington World of Tortures, on what was the hottest day of that year. She went on everything - I stood and chatted with the other 50-somethings who were as terrified of the ghastly Engines of Satan as I...their teenagers were all made of sterner stuff, and didn't have to stand about in the Sun like what we did.
You misunderstand me. The rides are fine, although I'm finding I tolerate them a little less well as I age. The problem was the temperature.
I am no good on rides. I went on a rollercoaster once, quite a tame one at Legoland Windsor, and vowed Never Again. Similarly the spinning teacups...
A hot day again, though not as bad as yesterday, and a breeze is getting up sufficiently to open all curtains, doors and windows. This morning, failing a coffee date (because of a visitor), Mr Nen and I had booked a (non-alcoholic) gin and tonic date on our patio this evening before tea but as he currently seems overwhelmed with All That Needs Doing I am not holding my breath.
Chick frick for tea and it's Tuesday; I only hope @Piglet will keep the faith tomorrow.
In answer to @Firenze's question, the heatwave is hanging out here. The school said that those who wanted/were able could take their children home at the end of the morning, so I picked Peter Rabbit up then, and we went for lunch in an air-conditioned restaurant (a Tex-Mex place - unexceptional cooking, but out of the heat). We wanted to go to the swimming pool this afternoon, but so did everyone else and we were going to have to wait too long, so instead we went in the shopping centre for an afternoon snack (again for the air-conditioning rather than the food). Our current indoor temperature is 26°C (achieved through a combination of windows and blinds closed, fans with icepacks in front, and the old-fashioned approach of wetting the floor), which is not so bad compared to the 38° outside, but it's still Far Too Hot.
Mr Bee’s great uncle lived in Alton, so a day at Alton Towers for his family was a visit to a garden. They took me there in the mid 70’s when the amusements had barely started. All I remember was a cable car which gave views of the grounds.
30° at Alton Towers (daughter's birthday) today. Unbearable out in the sun except on rides (as they're moving and generate wind thereby; thank God that for neurodiversity reasons we can take advantage of ride access passes*. Kept to the shade as much as possible. How anyone can enjoy this is utterly beyond me.
*you get to overtake the main queue but can't use the pass again until the time you would have spent in the queue has elapsed.
I share your bewilderment. Back in 2006, I took the then current lady friend (a Lithuanian lass some 10 years my junior) to Chessington World of Tortures, on what was the hottest day of that year. She went on everything - I stood and chatted with the other 50-somethings who were as terrified of the ghastly Engines of Satan as I...their teenagers were all made of sterner stuff, and didn't have to stand about in the Sun like what we did.
You misunderstand me. The rides are fine, although I'm finding I tolerate them a little less well as I age. The problem was the temperature.
A temperate 19degrees in North Yorkshire, with light rain at 3pm. Joy!
Awake at dawn, I caught the 8.26 train to Carlisle and straight back. Sitting on the right at a generous window seat gave me the best views. What a beautiful region. I have done this journey before, many years ago, so this was another day for nostalgia. Having sat all morning, I walked up to and round the castle this afternoon. Too many stone steps for my old knees. Then to the parish church, where I managed to set the security alarm off when craning my neck to look at the stained glass. I hung around to explain and apologise to the chap who came to check. They had real thieves last week, so he was grateful that I stayed to explain my error. We got into quite a conversation about church finances. ( He is the treasurer).
At meal time in the hotel, both the couples at the tables each side of me struck up friendly conversations.
Once on the roller coaster at Great Yarmouth was once too many for me.
Quite a bit cooler here today, but still pleasant.
This post has taken ages to write, as I've been watching an unseeded Ukrainian lady taking out the number 2 seed, and a French bloke trying to take out Novak Djokovic.
Supper was a tomato "orzotto" (like a risotto but with orzo) from a recipe in the Tessie's magazine, and rather nice.
@Nenya, if I was going to do chickie frickie I'd need to go shopping at lunchtime - but I've got a few bits and pieces of salads that need using, so that might not happen.
Mr Nen and I did get our gin and tonic on the patio and some time watching the next episode of the series we're following (with tea on trays on our laps) so that was nice.
Interesting to read of @la vie en rouge 's methods of keeping the house cool - I hadn't thought of ice packs in front of a fan. We don't have floors suitable for wetting, but I did throw some water on the concrete outside our front and back windows which may or may not have made a difference.
Sounds like you are having a very nice few days away @puzzler.
I fell asleep watching Wimbledon this afternoon, and haven't done much of note since. Tea was a Thai curry with tofu and very nice it was too. We ate in the garden and I thought the temperature was pleasant, while my husband thought it a tad cool.
Tomorrow is a bit full on. I'm going to weaving with waste workshop followed by litter picking to help make the park look nice for the judging of our 'town in bloom' judging on Thursday. If I have enough energy I'm then heading for our writers group meeting in the evening.
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To be fair lots of lovely things but even so!!
Dinner was salmon in garlic butter and then the oven konked out (recurrent fault due to bad design it did it once on Christmas day halfway through cooking the dinner - not my happiest experience).
Mercy trip to the middle twanglets uni flat tomorrow after church to rescue her houseplants now it transpires that her housemates are going to stay the summer after all. I have strict instructions to be back for the lionesses match on the tv
Now dreading actually looking around the house tomorrow and discovering what a grubby state we have been living in!
Glad to hear all went well, though (of course) there's a downside to everything...
Yesterday to a student production of "Amazing Grace", a musical about Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival. Not perfect (the sound could have been better) but well-paced, brilliantly staged and quite moving at times. We're glad we went! After quite a spate of theatre/dance performances recently we now have a lull till September.
Yes, that costume is fabulous.
And thank you Twangist and everyone else, my knee is much better.
I need to go and get dressed in something smart for this civic event. Fortunately it in 'only' going to be 23 degrees here today so I think my knee length linen dress should be fine. I'm very glad it isn't tomorrow when they are suggesting temperatures in the low thirties.
You're not alone about it exposing frailties in the cleaning regime - when my mother-in-law had hers done, apparently the first thing she said when she got home was, "goodness, I must wash the curtains!".
It's another beautiful day here: 18° and sunny; it was so nice after church I had a little amble by the loch, passing the time of day with the ducks and swans, before coming home for brunch of poached eggs, smoked salmon, avocado and TOAST - what a glorious combination of foods that is!
Must go and put the laundry in the tumble dryer, then a spot of snoozage and the Grauniad crossword.
An overcast start to the day but hot and sunny now. The first of two washing loads is in the machine (on the Sabbath... I know... Is Outrage...). I've been to church and had a coffee and catch up with a friend I haven't seen properly for a while. The chicken's in the slow cooker for our roast meal later.
ETA - that costume is indeed amazing @la vie en rouge .
A simple Lunch of LASAGNE (one of Mr Co-Op's specialities) is cooking in the Remoska, and I have some nice Italian BEER to accompany it.
My Spy tells me that, once again, attendance at Our Place was very low this morning. It's not really Holiday in Away™ time yet, so it's a bit concerning. We're not the only ones - some of our neighbouring Places (not just the C of E!) are struggling, too, and my Spy tells me that there is a great shortage of clergy in the Diocese as a whole.
https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival
I'm just back from our Armed Forces Day which went well. I was jolly glad I wasn't in a uniform as it was a bit warm.
I don't intend to do much till this evening, when I have a Churches Together talk on Climate Change to go to.
My husband has been away for the weekend, and as I was away most of last week I haven't seen him since last Tuesday. They'll be plenty to catch up on.
Another scorchio day in Arkland the Scorched, with 92F a possibility for tomorrow...
My attendance at Pilates hangs in the balance - it might be wise for me to keep out of the Sun as much as possible today and tomorrow - though I don't like cancelling at short notice. We over-65s, being generally Feak and Weeble, are expected to die in large numbers, because Heat.
Lunch will probably be some sort of Fish or Seafood, possibly Salmon Fillets, or maybe Scampi. Something light, anyway!
This afternoon I'm having laser treatment for my glaucoma.
Picked a large bunch of feral sweet pea, but didn't linger in the garden as 'tis the season for tiny bitey things.
I have taken a Bold Decision, and phoned in to cancel my Pilates session for midday tomorrow, The Nice Reception Lady was very understanding and sympathetic, and remarked that quite a few other Pilates victims clients had also cancelled. Maybe the Torturer herself will be glad of a quiet day, though the studio itself always has a pleasantly warm or cool atmosphere, depending on need.
Having made a quick trip to Tess Coe at about 11am (early for me!), I now have enough Essentials to last until at least Wednesday, so look forward to being able to stay on board the Ark, preciouss, out of the glare of The Big Yellow Face, for a couple of days, yess, preciouss, and we has nice Fissh to eat, yess, we does...
I went to the hospital for my glaucoma "procedure" only to be told that my results have been good. They'll do another test in the autumn and take it from there.
It is, as Firenze observed, sticky here; 22° but with rather high humidity. Even my office, which faces north and is usually comfortably cool, got rather warm this afternoon.
Despite this, I decided on my little amble to Tessie's at lunchtime that what I fancied for supper was a STEAK, so I bought one (a perfectly ordinary rump steak, but a decent thickness), marinated it when I got home and managed to cook it to perfection - charred on the outside, and pleasantly pink in the middle.
Served with some garlicky green beans (because use-by date) and potato salad, it was de-bloody-licious.
And a glass of Malbec, obviously.
Quite a nostalgic journey, passing or pausing in places where I used to live or work. I had forgotten how hilly some Yorkshire towns are. I came north to attend a Celebration of the life of an old friend, a non-religious event, with tributes from family and friends. All very poignant.
Now I am treating myself to a couple of nights in a decent hotel in Skipton, with a view to going on arguably the most scenic rail journey in England tomorrow.
Sounds as though you're having a good time away @Puzzler .
The climate change talk was excellent though it was slightly preaching to the converted. My husband wanted to publicise it more but the neighbour who'd organised it was worried by the possibility of hecklers. We went to the pub for a quick glass of wine on the way home to carry on out catch up of the last week,
Once I finished that I was indoors for the rest of the day, closing or opening doors, windows & curtains, depending on which direction they faced. Managed to keep most rooms reasonably cool, even my west-facing bedroom isn't uncomfortable so far. That won't last as I have to keep the window closed all night (it's a bungalow, with an A road within hearing).
Dinner was a salad of potatoes & crispy bacon (both cooked yesterday) on a bed of salad leaves & cucumber, topped with a mustardy mayonnaise and chopped chives.
Should have been a (shop) quiche, but couldn't bear to have the oven on - we will have to have it tomorrow though - it's reached its use by date.
*you get to overtake the main queue but can't use the pass again until the time you would have spent in the queue has elapsed.
Cooler today and rain is forecast (fingers crossed). This is my one day this week with nothing planned. I'm intending to go to city to the east to look at the sales if I can muster the energy and the on-line grocery order arrives in time. I also need to write a couple of short speeches for council things I'm doing on Thursday. I'm very bad at that, thinking I can wing things till I get to an event and realise I can't!
I share your bewilderment. Back in 2006, I took the then current lady friend (a Lithuanian lass some 10 years my junior) to Chessington World of Tortures, on what was the hottest day of that year. She went on everything - I stood and chatted with the other 50-somethings who were as terrified of the ghastly Engines of Satan as I...their teenagers were all made of sterner stuff, and didn't have to stand about in the Sun like what we did.
ION, another hot day in Arkland the Breathless, with 93F forecast for later this afternoon. Thanks be to Dread Lord Cthulhu, or someone, Rain is expected tomorrow, and a brisk Breeze, so some relief is likely. I see from the Noos that most of Europe is experiencing a hefty heat-wave, so we're in good company, but I wonder if the world is actually on fire, and They've forgotten to tell us?
Lunch is SCAMPI n'CHIPS - alas! I'd have liked some Potato Salad, but forgot (
Spent an hour or so at a medical centre interviewing walking aids for Mr F. Came away with a new stick and a three-wheeler. The ambition is to make it to the bus stop, after which the world is our oyster - or the bits of it served by Lothian Transport.
Linguine carbonara for dinner I fancy.
You misunderstand me. The rides are fine, although I'm finding I tolerate them a little less well as I age. The problem was the temperature.
A hot day again, though not as bad as yesterday, and a breeze is getting up sufficiently to open all curtains, doors and windows. This morning, failing a coffee date (because of a visitor), Mr Nen and I had booked a (non-alcoholic) gin and tonic date on our patio this evening before tea but as he currently seems overwhelmed with All That Needs Doing I am not holding my breath.
Chick frick for tea and it's Tuesday; I only hope @Piglet will keep the faith tomorrow.
Ah - I see. Yes, I misread your post - my bad.
Awake at dawn, I caught the 8.26 train to Carlisle and straight back. Sitting on the right at a generous window seat gave me the best views. What a beautiful region. I have done this journey before, many years ago, so this was another day for nostalgia. Having sat all morning, I walked up to and round the castle this afternoon. Too many stone steps for my old knees. Then to the parish church, where I managed to set the security alarm off when craning my neck to look at the stained glass. I hung around to explain and apologise to the chap who came to check. They had real thieves last week, so he was grateful that I stayed to explain my error. We got into quite a conversation about church finances. ( He is the treasurer).
At meal time in the hotel, both the couples at the tables each side of me struck up friendly conversations.
Quite a bit cooler here today, but still pleasant.
This post has taken ages to write, as I've been watching an unseeded Ukrainian lady taking out the number 2 seed, and a French bloke trying to take out Novak Djokovic.
Supper was a tomato "orzotto" (like a risotto but with orzo) from a recipe in the Tessie's magazine, and rather nice.
@Nenya, if I was going to do chickie frickie I'd need to go shopping at lunchtime - but I've got a few bits and pieces of salads that need using, so that might not happen.
Mr Nen and I did get our gin and tonic on the patio and some time watching the next episode of the series we're following (with tea on trays on our laps) so that was nice.
Interesting to read of @la vie en rouge 's methods of keeping the house cool - I hadn't thought of ice packs in front of a fan. We don't have floors suitable for wetting, but I did throw some water on the concrete outside our front and back windows which may or may not have made a difference.
I fell asleep watching Wimbledon this afternoon, and haven't done much of note since. Tea was a Thai curry with tofu and very nice it was too. We ate in the garden and I thought the temperature was pleasant, while my husband thought it a tad cool.
Tomorrow is a bit full on. I'm going to weaving with waste workshop followed by litter picking to help make the park look nice for the judging of our 'town in bloom' judging on Thursday. If I have enough energy I'm then heading for our writers group meeting in the evening.