horrible bleak, grey, cold June weather

For ducks...

Don't believe the newspapers. July is going to be nice.

I've just read that we are about to lose our 'summer' and hit four weeks of wet and windy weather! It's enough to make me want to hibernate! I have the heating on right now and I can't ever remember doing that in June before this year!

Mamie I have to say that, by the time we left Le Touquet, it was cooling, and Calais was practically Arctic! But a few days of sun really does cheer one up, doesn't it? So - no barbecue tonight, then?

We've just lit the fire, never had to do that in June before. It's cold, drizzly and windy in this south east corner of England

If it is any consolation Ariadne it is grey and drizzly in Normandy too. Not so cold today, but tomorrow rain and 14 degrees - we have got French friends coming for a barbecue (not).

It's raining...got home from our French trip at about 3.30 a.m., surfaced about 10.00, put on cropped trousers and T shirt, half an hour later put long trouses and shirt on, half an hour later put on cardigan and socks....We were basking in sunshine this time last week, and it was northern France, not the riviera!

And J0 I've just realised why you were thinking of chicken!

Mmmmmm - comfort food!

Yes we really did have a nice day here yesterday. Just the stickly out bit of Norfolk and Suffolk. And at least it's warmer still today. Perhaps, if we're very quiet and still summer may sneak up on us.

I think I'm hungry

Nfk - I've just realised what your name means! Why have I been vaguely thinking fried chicken?

You nearly had a day of summer NFK? Did I blink?! Or did it just not stretch this far.

That's the trouble - global warming means the jet stream moving and far more extremes in weather. At least we've not had the bad flooding they've had on the continent.

(Back to 'normal' today. Grey and mizzley. At least we nearly had a day of summer yesterday.)

I'm totally pi**ed off. OH decided to take this week off work when we had a few days of chilly but sunny weather last week. Big ideas of lovely, relaxing days out. Humph! It's been chilly, windy and very grey all week and totally uninspiring! So much for global warming!!

It has been horrible, cold and miserable here all day, just drizzle, drizzle, drizzle. I too threw out the healthy option for lunch, and had fried spam, (YES I DID!) with egg and chips and baked beans, felt much better after that. Once again the evening turning mellow, too late to do anything!

DH was watching his kind of telly (Quest) in another room last night so I had the pretending-to-be-a-woodburner electric fire on on full blast while I watched mine (soaps). Was deliciously cosy.

Just as bleak looking again today.

Will not let it get to me today!

Yes Petallus. The fry up went down very well. DH did laugh at me because I ate mine in front of the oven with the door open, enjoying the bit of warmth from cooking the oven chips. Can't believe how cold I was! Will move about more today.

j08 I hope you enjoyed your fry up.

Not cold enough for heating, but very grey and thick cardi weather outside here in north Kent.

That is why I quite like the winter fuel allowance. I can say ''That's MY bit'' As I switch on the central heating! No contest.

Sunny and warm in Norfolk this morning! OH is off to do his NT volunteer gardening bit - in shorts! Daren't look at the forecast. (I may consider not having a hot water bottle tonight)

DH came down heavily on my attempt to sneak the heating on - told to put on a thicker jersey!!
Throw another dog on the bed, anyone?

Heating on,electric blanket on, only worn my new sandals once, jumpers and cardigans, soup for lunch, Here comes Summer.... I don't think so!

I think that I may be suffering from hypothermia in London and it is nearly mid June.
It was similar last year I recall.

OH is really down and fed up. He does get SAD generally in February, and it really does look like he's suffering from June SAD!

The sun came out briefly this evening and the wind has gone around to the south, so hopefully things may be improving.

We were thinking about putting the heating on, its been dismal all day here in London. I was talking to my sister in West Wales and she'd come in from the garden because it was getting too hot..