Foul weather

I haven't wanted to leave the house for weeks. I don't mind cold weather but I find this really depressing.

Had a bracing walk first thing tegan but then felt weedy and retreated under blankets, which is unusual for me.

Tegan and Jess I too am finding this weather really depressing and there is no pleasure in getting nearly blown to pieces I don't have a car so waiting for buses or walking is just not pleasant I normally cycle but can barely keep my feet on the ground so not trying that one

I did spend a short time in the back garden today but that was only because I'd realised the drain was blocked.

Our heatwave has just killed off thousands of fruit bats, aka flying foxes.

www.qt.com.au/news/heat-kills-2000-bats-nature-centre-shut-as-council/2131174/

It has also killed off some of my seedlings, and put brown edges on all my vegetable leaves. A lot of my Chinese cabbages have simply curled up and died.

I had filled my watering cans the day before, and when I went to use them I had to pour out the water as it was just too hot. Then I had to spray the garden hose onto the concrete until all the hot water ran out.

We've booked the dog in for a shave - her Golden Retriever coat is just too much for her in this appalling weather.

Of course you don't have a shortage of water in your NE coast climate do you. Good idea re dog. She will look funny and unfamiliar!

We are currently in Normandy. It has been blowing a hooley without a break for over 24 hours. I didn't sleep well last night because even though our bedroom is the other end of the house to the prevailing winds, solid stone walls 2 feet thick and double glazing were not enough to absorb the howl of the wind and in an exceptional gale 15 years ago we had a chimney down and part of an out building collapsed. And my ears were constantly straining for any sound that might indicate damage.

We were out this morning and saw very little damage anywhere, which was reassuring, The DIY store was not full of people buying house repair materials

So far so good. We traveled over last Friday (Portsmouth - Caen) and go back Wednesday night. I was dreading the journey over as the forecast was so bad so I made sure I was really really tired before the journey, took a seasick tablet (anti-histimines knock me out completely) we had booked a cabin and I slept for nearly 4 hours through all the roughest weather and i hope to that again on the way back