Where you should be going today.

Come join me in the sea all welcome

That sounds great BlueBelle.

I was thinking of going for a drive as the car has Aircon. Then I'm wondering if the heat might cause it to break down then obviously we will fry by the roadside. So in balance I'm staying put.

I am going nowhere, we have a north facing study, which doesn't get the sun and has big windows and here I intend to stay.

PamelaJ1, I think it's just far safer to just stay indoors today. The council here are sending out road gritters (to sprinkle sand) as there are concerns about tarmac melting - on the local roads, not motorways. Still, there's always that small chance that your car/bus/train may be delayed or break down, leaving you stranded in the heat.

My strength and balance class this afternoon. Our teacher just rang to say the class will go ahead but we will only do gentle sitting down exercises. And bring plenty of water to drink.

We're booked for a short break in the Forest of Dean and should be driving down today to arrive at 4pm. Instead, to avoid the heat, we'll be driving down early tomorrow morning to arrive before 9am.

Meantime, at home, the sun hits the rear of the house in the mornings and the front in the afternoon, so we can manage to keep in the shade all day one way or another.

I've a dental hygienist appointment at midday.

I should be going to a volunteering ragwort bash at a local open space - but I am staying home, moving the sun umbrella around to shade the windows.
The ragwort will have to wait until next week!

We haven't mowed the lawn for a while, and have a tall clump of ragwort which looks OK if you didn't know it was a weed!

Blinko. ….. it’s going to be hotter tomorrow!

That's the trouble - it does look OK and has wonderful stripy caterpillars on it for the cinnabar moth but it is fatally poisonous for horses, and so needs to be moved from open areas.
If you have ragwort please enjoy it, but cut off the flowers as they go over so it doesn't send seed out everywhere.

Should have been sitting under the shady canopy of the beautiful silver birch tree at our local Wethy’s, having a late Wethy’s breakfast! Instead, it’s the usual DIY breakfast at home!

Dentist's appointment but only Hygienist, so not painful. I've been expecting a call to tell me not to come, but no such luck. At the moment the thermometer says 32 in the sun, but it's still nice and cool in the shade.

Thankfully I shouldn’t be anywhere today ?, so I am lolling on my bed, reading a book whilst the new flooring is being installed downstairs. DDog is shut in the kitchen, which is lovely and cool, with the back door wide open so she can go out in the garden. DH is around somewhere.
Perfectly happy here!

I would normally do my weekly shop today but tested positive for Covid yesterday, so have texted my list to Ddil who will be in the vicinity tomorrow.

Feeling really groggy so shall spend the day as I did the weekend on the couch in as much shade as possible, texting everyone I have appointments with this week to let them know I can't come.

Chiller is primed to be switched on later, we have high cloud, 29.
As I put on another thread, we had 31 a year ago.

Staying in my cool house today but going out this evening to sit in a friends garden for my favourite WI sub group - gin club! Plenty of ice and lemons, chilled gin, bliss!

I rode out early this morning and it was glorious with a bit of breeze and not too hot, however my lunchtime pilates class has been cancelled. It's currently 88F outside but a pleasant 72F in my kitchen so I'll stay indoors. I have an evening art class but it's in a lovely stone built village hall with a high ceiling so I guess it will be fairly cool.

WH Smiths near me has full aircon. It's wonderful. Can only spend so long in there though before I get suspicious looks.

I have booked to go and see The Railway Children Return this afternoon. Hopefully it will be nice and cool in the cinema.

midgey

Blinko. ….. it’s going to be hotter tomorrow!

Midday onwards, yes, but first thing, around 6.30am I think it will be cooler...

Staying at home. We have an East facing house and the sun has nearly disappeared from our living room. There is a breeze blowing outside and we plan to have lunch on our shady patio under the parasol that we have never used.

Hetty58

PamelaJ1, I think it's just far safer to just stay indoors today. The council here are sending out road gritters (to sprinkle sand) as there are concerns about tarmac melting - on the local roads, not motorways. Still, there's always that small chance that your car/bus/train may be delayed or break down, leaving you stranded in the heat.

Do agree with you if you have a cool house. Better to find an alternative if you haven’t.