So…..what are we all up to on this beautiful sunny bank holiday? ☀️

Cooking for DS and DiL, both vegans, who will arrive tomorrow to take me to hospital for an angiogram on Wednesday. Feeling nervous but glad that it's half-term and they can do that for me, also that I'm not missing my Spanish class

Up at 7 to walk my dog in shady areas nearby. Lots of Summer clothes going round in the washing machine as I can now take my thermal vest off !

Got the oscillating fan down from the loft so the lounge is super cool.

Nipping out for 10 minute intervals potting up sunflowers and throwing ice cubes for the pooch.

Spagetti bolognaise for tea with some parmesan cheese on the top with a tiny bottle of red wine.

Perfect.

Sitting in chemo unit with my son and lots of other poor people. 😢

I’ve invited the residents of my retirement estate to tea if they are alone/lonely. It was to be outside but it’s too hot, so we’ll be indoors.
(I do have jelly and ice cream!🍦😅)

In Woodley it's 32 degrees too hot. So staying indoors to keep cool
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Staying home to avoid the grockles 😉🤣

Too hot to do any more tidying of the garden so indoors to cool down and probably have a nap !

Good idea Danma - the M5 isn't going to be much fun this pm....

Saturday I cleaned the house, sorted the washing

Yesterday I did a big buffet lunch for my folks and children and partners and then later had to rescue a stuck bird from the greenhouse. It was a greenfinch I think

Today I've cleaned the big bins, unblocked the washing machine and sweated a lot. I've hung out some solar lights in the garden, so will see if they work

I'm sorry to hear of those of you who have been ill or tending to poorly partners and relatives

Having sat all morning on the shady terrasse reading poetry at DH's home in France, we are now enjoying the coolth of indoors, thanks to the thick walls of the house.

32degrees here in Stockport ,unknown before I am sure.
I am lying on my bed reading and skimming my iPad.
I haven’t been through the door for days.
We are out for a birthday meal for my GS at 5:30, not looking forward to it but I’m sure the restaurant will be air conditioned.

Too hot for me to sit outside and we’ve just had to close our windows and door as someone has started up a very Smokey barbecue

Did a gym class at 8.45 and felt pleased as I almost didn’t go. Hit M&S food and picked up some bargains then made a quiche, prepared freshly picked allotment rhubarb and stewed some for breakfast.
Sat in the garden enjoying the young boys next door playing in their paddling pool .
We leave Bank Holidays to others to enjoy as everywhere in The Dales gets really busy! We find list3n to a swing band yesterday in the park before himself went to watch Spurs win. Thank goodness the football season is over . You can keep The World Cup!
Stay hydrated everyone 🍷

We live on the coast and the traffic and parking is do bad we stick to our back garden and have family around for a BBQ

My daughter and her partner who live in London were supposed to be coming to mine in Berkshire, but there's been so much trouble on the trains. They were supposed to get here at 1 o'clock and now it's going to be about 4 o'clock so that has totally ruined our day. We were supposed to be going to my other daughter's, so now we're not going and we're just going there for tea on Wednesday. I'm so angry and disappointed and my daughter and her partner are sick of the travelling and being boiling hot. Not good weather for travelling. They will be staying at mine until Thursday, but they will be working while they're here.

I think the advice when the weather is very hot is to keep all windows and curtains closed to keep the heat out and then open them in the evening when it's cooler to let the air in.

I am indoors. For various reasons it is hard for me to muster much energy at the best of times just now and the heat is a step too far, although I love it. Last evening I was sitting in the garden listening to the birds in the cool of the evening at 10pm. I will do the same tonight.

In the meantime my National Theatre at Home sub runs out on Thursday so I will grab a play to watch with the fan on and big cool drink at my side.

A weekend at a rather posh (!) Hotel for DH birthday then home on Monday and all the family round for supper (not barbeque) in the garden.

My phone reckons it's now 31c.Too hot to be out right now.
Got curtains and windows shut which is awful, but necessary.
Otherwise , doing nothing !!

Home alone with the dogs as they went swimming in the sea this early morning. It is 26C atm and I've just finished making up beds for visitors coming tonight. Felt dizzy upstairs so went in the shower and now sat infront of the fan.
Don't do well in heat over 24C and its forecast for 31C tomorrow will probably sit in a cool bath as long as I can lol

OH is driving daughter to the station as we speak.

I am melting and sitting in the lounge with a fan full blast. I’ve also got a little hand held one.

We sat outside for an hour or so for our barbecue, I have to say it was delicious. Sausages, beef kebabs and prawns. All served with rice salad, green salad and bread. We finished with the iced chocolate soufflés I made the other day.

Milo and Ripley, who are long haired, are finding the heat difficult,

Done wardrobe arranging, put sons suit on ebay, put a chicken in oven for dinner later.put a wash on.All stuff should have done yesterday while i was knitting..more knitting &watching tv while i wait for chicken....

Not what was planned at all!
Fell in the road walking to the car and now nursing cuts and grazes on arms and legs as I was wearing a short-sleeved dress, a cut forehead, a black eye and bruised ribs.
Talk about things changing in the blink of an eye! Never mind. Nothing broken.

This morning I did under planting for a tree in a pot on the patio. Did some more painting of my shed. Cut a pyracantha right down and treated so I can redesign the area.
I had planned to make a new recipe with chicken and lemon but couldn’t be bothered as I am hot and weary. Cooked the chicken in the oven so I wouldn’t have to stand over a hot stove and had it with some salad veg and a well earned gin 🍹

Secondwind

Not what was planned at all!
Fell in the road walking to the car and now nursing cuts and grazes on arms and legs as I was wearing a short-sleeved dress, a cut forehead, a black eye and bruised ribs.
Talk about things changing in the blink of an eye! Never mind. Nothing broken.

Oh I hope you re not too sore, and heal quickly 🌼