Throughout today and tomorrow the UK is experiencing some really hot weather. Some areas will experience over 40C(104F) and that, people, is hot for this little island. Luckily, down south it’s forecast to be around 34C(93.2F). Still hot but not the near 10 degrees hotter that some parts of the UK are going to have.
For the first time ever the Met Office has issued a Red Extreme Heat warning, schools are closing, and there are dire warnings coming from the government to stay indoors and not travel unless absolutely necessary because tarmac on roads are likely to melt and rail tracks buckle. It seems that as a country we find hot weather a challenge and fair do’s, this is not what the UK is known for. We have a temperate climate, it’s cool most of the summer and it rains a lot of the time. Furthermore, much of our housing stock is old and if there was any thinking about how they should be built it was, ‘how do we keep the heat in and stay warm’ rather than how do we keep the heat and sun out of the house.
As for new housing stock, there’s always an emphasis on big windows and sun coming through into the living rooms and bedrooms. A sunny, west or south-facing aspect is always favoured. I can’t tell you how many Estate Agent descriptions I’ve read (because I move a lot!) that talk about sun-filled rooms.
Well, folks, I’m not sure that this will be a selling point in the future. I am so pleased that my south facing flat has north facing bedrooms that remain cool throughout the day. The bedrooms are also our respective workspaces as Mr F has bedroom 2 as his office and I work in our large main bedroom – and the temperature in both rooms is so much lower than our last flat with its west-facing sunny windows.
The thing is we don’t have air con in our homes, it’s not a thing, here. And to be honest, as I have read that there are increasing numbers of people in the UK considering air con, I’m not keen on air con. It is so energy hungry and where is the heat from the home going? Doesn’t it make the whole area near the air-conditioned home hotter? Doesn’t make sense to me, although I might change my mind if we go over that 34C mark on Tuesday.
We really have to get our act together though, now that it is absolutely clear that global warming is harming our planet hugely, and I think we should look to Europe to see how it is done. Years ago when I arrived in Switzerland to work as a nurse (I stayed two years) I was surprised to find that all the houses and apartments had outside shutters which I knew were used in hot weather. Surely Switzerland wasn’t a hot country, I thought. Well, it is in the summer, it’s very hot as it’s in the middle of the continent and I soon learnt that closed shutters throughout the day were essential plus never letting the sun into rooms.
They also had siestas and that meant spilt shifts, which was an interesting experience. But, yes, everyone had a solid four-hour break to have lunch and a snooze. Shop workers, offices, even factories had their break, maybe slightly shorter than four hours, but it was an expected and routine part of their day. And why? Because of the heat. More recently it was good to see the electronic shutters on the outside of our friend’s flat in Toulouse, France. Somehow, I can’t see us having siestas but outside shutters really ought to become something that the UK picks up on. They have to be far cheaper than air con and so much kinder to our planet. And I sincerely hope the building industry builds resiliance against heat into all new housing – no more huge glass windows please.
In the meantime, how do we stay cool stuck indoors in our non air-conditioned houses?
Here are 10 pointers which aren’t particularly original and are probably blindingly obvious!
- Close curtains – all the way – all day. We’ve got blinds on our south-facing windows and they are fully down now.
- Close your windows. I’ll find that hard as that’s the way I usually cool a room down. But not, I hear, if it’s over 34C(93F) so close those windows but, of course, open them when the sun goes down, at night and early in the morning.
- Get a mister. Spray as necessary around the room and on your body.
- Ice-cubes. For drinks and/or wrapped in a tea-towel the back of your neck. I’ve just read that if you are suffering heat stroke (worse than heat exhaustion – see below) ice-cubes wrapped in a tea-towel under the armpits is the way to treat it. This isn’t medical advice so get professional help and quickly if that’s the situation for you or a loved one.
- Take a cool, not cold, shower or if inconvenient timewise, stick your feet in a bowl of cold water.
- HYDRATE! Watch the tea and coffee intake and no alcohol, instead water, water, water.
- Wear as little as possible – no-one is looking! Floaty dresses are great but I’m in shorts and a t-shirt.
- Put a plastic water bottle in the freezer – take out, wrap in a tea-towel and use for feet or appropriately elsewhere on body.
- Put a towel in freezer – take out at night and hang in the bedroom
- HYDRATE!
And here are the symptoms of Heat Exhaustion
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Excessive sweating
- Leg and arm cramps
- Fast breathing
- Fast pulse
- High temperature
- Being thirsty
If after 30 minutes of trying to cool the person down they are not better, or they have a fit, are confused and unresponsive – this is heat stroke and it is a medical emergency.
I expect those of you who live in countries where you have these temperatures for months at a time, must be open-mouthed at our attitude in dealing with hot weather (as in seeing it as a crisis) but we just don’t have all that many really hot days. This is something new, to have had over a week of warm weather culminating in these very high temperatures.
I’m wearing shorts at the moment but yesterday when it was cooler I wore this.
It’s a yellow linen dress bought years ago in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. I don’t wear it all that often as it’s one of those annoying see-through dresses, but it’s my go-to dress to wear around the flat when it’s hot. Do you see I’ve pulled my hair back. If it’s worn down it’s like wearing a thick wooly scarf!
I’m not all that good at putting my hair up and my first attempt was a bit severe. Here’s my second attempt which is slightly better.
The outdoor photos are taken at the back of the flat. The green leaves of the rather overgrown bushes all help to keep the temperature down in the two bedrooms.
My accessories.
The shoes are years old, the ring is charity shopped, the button bracelet was made by Joy Fox, and the two necklaces were bought from a crafter in Dungeness.
That’s all for now, keep cool everyone!
With love, Penny, the Frugalfashionshopper
P.S. And those of you who commented on my last post, apologies for taking so long to reply to you, I’d scheduled Sunday as the day to reply but the site was down. Doing it straight after I publish this post 🙂
Thanks, Penny.
Oodles of common sense which is so much appreciated and with fashion flair to boot!
Love the yellow frock as much as the towel-in-the-freezer idea 🙂. If the down-to-earth Swiss cope with heat sensibly so can we.
I agree with your comments about air-con. We all need to do everything we can to protect the Earth and our beautiful, giving climate. Constructive response is not the same as panic (which tends to cloud one’s judgement.)
Jan x
Hi Jan and thank you. Glad to pass on any tips. I found the heat yesterday just about bearable with the blinds down at the front. It was hard though to not be able to open the windows, but gosh the air outside was just too hot!
I do hope future governments start to take things seriously. Yes, they sign international agreements, but I’ve just read that the government has refused to put any heat-proofing standards for new homes because they want to ‘reduce net regulation on homebuilders. Well, what can one say (!) I mean that is so short-sighted and is an absolute priority I would have thought!
Very best to you Jan and thanks again
Just looking at you in that lovely yellow dress is instantly cooling. Great on pointers for hot weather we do all this already and we are Greens so no air con. Texans sitting by their log fires at Xmas with the cooling on! Get out early or in the evening. I had a smile at your remark about the country not being prepared isn’t that when there is a sprinkling of snow on the ground :). Stay cool and carry on.
Hi Flora, and tell me if I’m wrong but Europeans on the whole don’t do air con, instead it’s all about adapting to the heat. We should follow Europe although of course, Europe has its own crisis what with the forest fires raging.
We’re hopeless with our weather. Apparently there is a Climate Change Committee which makes suggestions all the time which the government ignores. But I think the UK has finally woken up to the reality of climate change which is here now, and not some time in the future. First and foremost we must do something about our housing. Insulation and shutters have to be a priority. Boris won’t, but what will the new PM do? If it’s Rishi he’ll just watch the purse strings. Not sure any politician has enough steel to do all that much about the real change that is needed.
Yes, managed to stay cool with blinds down all day – thank god for our back bedrooms which were the coolest area. Thanks again 🙂
Some good common sense there Penny . Can I add , think of the animals too . Put water out for the wildlife & keep your dogs cool . We were up at 5.30 am to walk ours & I was pleased to see how many sensible folk had the same idea . I like the lemon frock .
Thanks so much Wendy. Up at 5.30 wow! But I agree, I had a dog a few years back and would do the same. I was up, though, at 6.0am opening windows as it was warmer in the sitting-room than outside. Keep cool today!
I think I will be spending hours in my pool to cool of! Tomorrow it will even be warmer. Take care Penny!
A pool, wow! Phew, we managed to stay cool with blinds down and staying in the back of the flat. Just another day of this for us, and then back to more normal temperatures. I wonder if this will happen again this summer – it’s bit of a wake-up call!
Love this dress, Penny! I like the color, the print, the linen, and the silhouette. Perfect with your accessories, too.
Temperatures in the 100+ degrees are not unusual in Southern California. When we moved from the San Fernando Valley (near Los Angeles) in 2019, the hottest temperature was 114F. We had central air conditioning on which we kept a sharp eye. It was a hefty expense. Yes, to closed curtains, shades, and windows in our leaky, east-facing, sixty year old home.
In our new coastal location, our realtor told us only 5% of homes have central air conditioning. We are fortunate to be one of them though we did not shop for it. In the almost three years of living here, we have used it about five days. So thankful for our location about 3 miles from the ocean, as the crow flies. The cool coastal breezes reach us in the evenings.
The drought is our issue. Water restrictions are in place for watering our yards by automatic sprinklers once per week. Hand watering is permissible. I’ve been doing that to keep my small vegetable patch going. I’m reading in my gardening blogs how people keep buckets in their showers to collect the water before it warms, for use in their gardens. One smart blogger has plumbed all his “gray water” for use in his garden. I need to become more conscious of water use. I’m embarrassed to admit, I have finally stopped buying bottled water and have purchased reusable water bottles for husband and myself. It’s such a small pittance! I know I can do better from my old camping days when I had to carry water to our camp sites. That exercise makes one very frugal in water use!
Stay well, take care, and do stay cool, Penny.
Charlene
We filter tap water, keep it in the fridge and then if going out put into a metal water bottle. And of course, AC must be expensive because it is so energy hungry, I hadn’t thought about that, that people might ration it and be glad not to use it. I think both our countries are finally waking up to the need for change now that the fierce heat seems to be everywhere even far north – it is sobering to wonder how it might be for our grandchildren. I try to face that and not shy away from it.
I love the idea of keeping a bucket in the shower. I have two water butts both of which collect rainwater, of which one is empty and the other one fast emptying, so I’m putting all my vegetable rinsing water and some washing up water onto the bed. The quality of the soil needs improving and if I do that and have more established plants hoping that by next year it won’t need watering every day. Must be so challenging to have a drought but I had heard that it is an issue in California – three cheers for sea breezes or any breeze for that matter! Yesterday was so still. Today is the hottest day – phew!
Thanks Charlene – it’s always good to hear from you 😊
i grew up with hot summers. awnings kept sun out and ceiling fans kept rooms cool(they push the hot air towards ceiling). we don’t have awnings here yet, but the ceiling fan means that our west facing bedroom stays cool enough to sleep in.
Ah yes, a ceiling fan, I hadn’t thought of that. I was born inIndia and my first word was ‘punkah’ which means ‘fan’. Must have watched the fan whirling round in my cot!
I grew up in rainy old England and most of my memories of our holidays (which were always spent here rather than abroad) are very much about going to the beach in the rain 🤣
Afternoon Penny
I like your hair tied back – especially in the first photo – not at all severe. I think it suits you.
I agree with you on shutters. We lived in London in a Victorian flat with floor-to-ceiling shutters that kept the sun/heat out in summer and cold out/warmth in winter. We have modern shutters now which are good – but not as good as the old ‘uns’. I also like electronic outside shutters – great for security as well as insulation. Daft that we don’t have them here in the UK. But, yes, things will have to change.
All the best, Mary x
Hi Mary, my hair is permanently scraped back and up these days – too darn hot!
I think electronic shutters would be brilliant, and if this carries on…. I know it’s back to normal tomorrow (thank goodness) but they’re saying there could be much more of this. What a wake-up call for the world. I note the Guardian tells us that the government has repeatedly ignored suggestions from the Climate Change Committee to put in heat-proof standards for new homes, and why, because the government has a commitment to ‘reduce net regulation on homebuilders’.
Things will definitely have to change.
All the very best you too x
I read that one of Rishi Sunak’s pledges is to ban wind farms – get your head around that one, Penny.
Yes, I read that too! What the actual….. The statements coming out of those two are totally geared to being attractive to certain type of Nimby!
I love your dress! And, at first, I thought you had cut your hair. Have you thought about doing that? The chin length pieces and bare neck are VERY flattering and youthful.
Thank you for those kind words Katji, and yes, I have thought about cutting my hair shorter but have always dithered as I don’t want to regret it. Mind you my hair grows quickly. Thanks again 😊
Thank you Penny. That is good advice.
I remember the 1976 all too well as I got heatstroke and it was awful
Take care everyone xx
I remember 1976 mainly because I was still working through that summer and heavily pregnant! I do remember there was quite a drought. Sorry about you getting heatstroke – must have been awful.
You take care too xx
Where I am there is still a breeze and apparently it’s 31 outside. Our bungalow is made from rendered concrete blocks so well insulated against heat and cold. I can’t bear the idea of drawing the curtains and being in near darkness and several windows are still open. I remember my French exchange visit and waking up in terror in the complete blackness caused by the external shutters. I had not been used to such darkness before. Some friends have moved to Scotland for family reasons but reckon that they will also benefit from escaping the increasing summer heat in the south. My daughter is worried about me walking and catching a bus to a hospital appointment tomorrow but I’ll wear a loose linen mix dress and a hat and take water with me. I need to get a new lump looked at by the dermatologist & I think she’ll have higher temperatures than us than us up in Yorkshire. However, your advice is sensible and worth noting.
Oh here we are very different as if I could engineer a total blackout in the bedroom and wake up in the pitch black dark I’d love it!! I found Monday reasonable with blinds down at the front but yesterday was unbearable. Fortunately our rotating column fan saved the day, without it I think I’d have gone into heat exhaustion. Don’t know how the older more frail types here managed – will find out today. Such a relief when it rained later that day – the smell of rain on the (rather yellow) grass was just heavenly.
Hope you got to your appointment safely.
Hi Penny, Where I live ( Greece) the temperatures hit the mid 30’s quite often during the summer months, but life goes on pretty much as normal. apart from avoiding being out in the mid-day hours. I’m always amazed at how the tourists still wander the streets at this time of the day, quite often with babies and small children.
We have the sea breezes, and shutters on our windows but when the heat is too much we’ll put the air con on for a couple of hours or so.
I agree, pulled back hair does look rather severe when we are grey, but what can you do,it’s so uncomfortable on your neck in the heat. I can never wear earrings when I have my hair back, I feel I look like Lady Bountiful opening the village fete ! Roll on the cooler days !
Yes, we usually don’t know how to behave in hot weather and you see men taking off their shirts and going around with bare torsos, and everyone flocks to the beach and boils themselves. But I wonder did they do that yesterday? The temperature yesterday was unbearable and the heat just outside our south-facing flat with the sun on it was horrendously hot – I stuck my hand out to test and it was like a furnace. Fortunately we’d lowered the blinds, shut the windows and we had a wonderful rotating column fan which saved the day. I think outside shutters and awnings would be such a good idea. However, we’ve just watched the news and there were a huge number of fires all around the country mainly starting on grass, with some progressing to housing. All the fire brigades all over the country were at full stretch. What a wake-up call this is!
Long hair is not the best thing to have at the moment!
I suggest one additional item:
a bedroom fan (many places in our Southeast have them in the ceiling and they are more popular
in other places in the last few years).
We have a standing fan in our bedroom and it really helps. Even Berkeley, California, where we live
can hit 108 F=42 Celsius and the areas inland from us are in the 90’s and low 100’s much of the summer and can be significantly higher–
We live in a 1906 house, and have spent the last 30 years insulating it and putting in double paned windows and now it is much more comfortable in the summer and winter!
Your dress is gorgeous and at the age of 70 I did start wearing dresses again last year!
very cool!
Yes, we’ve got a wonderful rotating column fan which really saved the day yesterday when the heat for us was so unusually hot. We’re just not used to these temperatures and there were a lot of grass fires around the country with some progressing to housing – something that you are well aware of but is quite shocking to us. None of this is helped by the cuts to public services made by the Conservatives over the last 10 years which has meant huge cutbacks to the fire services. I’m sure the public has woken up to climate change but not sure the government has as it’s so caught up in internal politics at the moment.
Thanks re: the dress – and yes, they are super cool in every sense to wear!
I had heard about the extreme heat in Europe and sorry you are experiencing it. good suggestions on staying cool. Here in the US we over rely on air conditioning, with little thought of the effects on the planet. In most of the stores you have to put on a sweater or jacket to be comfortable. I remember when I was working I would get so cold in my office and have to step outside to actually warm up. We have been having warm weather here, and no rain, but finally today it is thankfully raining, very hard at the moment and much thunder.
I also thought you had a haircut when I first saw the first photo. It looks very well on you, kind of the way I wish my hair would look. If you wanted to cut it I would not be a mistake. And I do like the dress, the whole outfit is really nice. The red sandals make it uniquely you. As I was writing this I had to get up and check that rain was not coming in as it became torrential. The weather is getting more extreme.
So best of luck in staying cool Penny, love from New York, Darby
The temperatures in Europe are very worrying as they are across the world. Have we woken up to what is going on? I think the public have, certainly the British public have particularly after yesterday when the heat was awful, really awful, but has our government? Has yours? They always sign ‘agreements’ but no one really leads us to real change which actually now should be drastic. If I was younger I’d be joining those extreme climate activist groups as really we are heading for disaster.
In the meantime I’m pondering whether to have a hair cut!!! One has to keep sane!
Keep cool and love from Lewes 🙂
We have learned those things after moving to Arizona. It’s amazing how shutting the curtains can make such a difference.
Stay cool and love that dress Penny,
XOXO
Jodie
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Pulling our blinds down really makes sense and works – the outside temperature is fierce today!
Thanks Jodie xxx
I also like the pulled-back hair and think it looks very chic and cool on you. Summer dresses always seem to feel cooler than pants in the heat, and the golden color is perfect with your coloring. Stay well and enjoy your north-facing workspaces/bedrooms on these hot days.
Thank you Myshell for those kind words. Summer dresses are so good to wear at the moment – long may the more normal temperatures continue!
Mike and I have been talking nonstop about the heat in the UK. I do hope it breaks soon. I remember being there one year when there was a heatwave and being stuck on the Tube. And, that heat was nothing like what is forecast for you now. Here in central Indiana, most homes have air con (or AC as we call it). We have two thermostats…one for the second floor and one for the ground floor. Both thermostats are “smart” so we don’t fuss with them too much. I don’t like to run the AC much so it’s usually pretty warm on the ground floor where I haven’t opened the curtains for weeks as those windows face the west. Our southern windows are also covered with curtains all day long. I also keep the doors closed on the bedrooms we don’t use. Your tips are all quite good; I will be using some of them when I’m working outside. Do you also have high humidity? Our heat is combined with very high humidity which makes it even worse…like being in a sauna. Take care and keep us updated! BTW, I like your hair pulled back. I wouldn’t cut it though as you have the option of being long or short, right?
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There were two days of excessive heat Marsha but it was quite enough. The first day, Monday, was just about OK in our back bedroom, But Tuesday was awful – our houses are just not built for those temperatures and we really suffered as did the entire island. Around the country there were many grass fires some of which went on to burn down houses – that was a first.
Being stuck on the Tube – wow, can’t think of anything worse!
We do have humidity, it’s not a dry heat like Spain. But on Tuesday I could see plants in my little patch shrivelling in the heat which was like a furnace and the heat was dryer. It’s interesting to hear how you cope especially not running the AC all the time and keeping the curtains closed most of the time. Our blinds come down now whenever the sun reaches the south-facing windows.
I do think the public here has truly woken to the dangers – but have the politicians? I’d say no, they’re far too cautious and beholden to the various polluting industries. And Conservatives are totally dedicated to everything being regulation-free. That won’t work now. But I’ll stop there or I’ll just go on and on!
I am actually going to the hairdresser on Friday as I do want a slightly different look. My hair grows very quickly so no worries if it’s slightly shorter.
Thanks so much for your interesting comment 😊
While I lived in the desert (Las Vegas, Nevada) where the temperature routinely hit 115 (46C) for weeks every summer, I am not at all surprised these temps are an emergency for a nation who usually has cool weather. We were prepared. You are not. I find the idea that you are having to endure these temps rather horrifying. I sincerely hope that it is short-lived.
Your yellow linen dress is really cute! Too bad it’s too thin to wear out and about. But then I have clothes that I wear just around the house too.
Michelle
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Yes, our housing stock is quite old and designed to keep heat and the sun in, as I said in the post, sun-filled rooms is always a selling point. Maybe not for much longer! We really are not equipped for this type of weather. It was just two days and that was quite enough but all the experts say that this is going to happen again and again. Amongst other things I found it so boring not to get out – because, that was the mantra from the government – stay in. But that means staying in our un-AC and very hot housing! Things will have to change and soon.
Thanks re: the yellow dress. I love it too and it’s very cool. I shall look for a short cool half slip so I can wear it more often.
Thanks Michelle 😊
It reached 39 here yesterday and trying to sleep was a miserable experience, even with curtains drawn all day, north facing bedroom, fan and no duvet or sheets. These high temperatures are very worrying. What if this happens every year? There would be, as you say, so many different implications for house builders and AC. I’m seriously thinking of changing my mattress. It’s great in the winter – I can still use a summer duvet and have a window open – but I swelter all summer, even in normal temperatures. Thanks for linking!
A well as the heat I found it boring to be in for two whole days. The refrain from the government was stay at home but that means staying in our un air-conditioned housing! It’s illogical! Things will definitely have to be changed if this continues which it almost certainly will. The public can adapt as much as we can but governemtnswill really have to grasp the nettle and do more. Signing agreements is always, always about future happenings. But we need things to happen now. If I was younger I have no doubt that I’d be joining Extinction Rebellion and scaling airport boundaries and so on.
I once listened to a very radical speech from someone at Brighton Uni that future generations might have to choose between air travel and heating their home. It will be either or, not both. I remember the lecturers getting very heated (!) about this saying it was fascism to even think like that! I mean they were not going to give up their flights to conferences around the world! But if the planet is burning……
Growing up in France, we definitely used our wood shutters to keep the house/apartment cooler in the summer. It really worked. In the US, we sure are used to our air conditionners and very thankful for it! Even in our cars. Lovely linen dress! Looks like a nice one for hot summer days.
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I think wood shutters are so much kinder to the planet. But thinking about my flat we’d have to completely change the windows as they open outwards. Really we should go back to the old fashioned sash windows as I know that with the shutters closed you are meant to open your window. Anyway, it was two horrendous days for us. But if it keeps happening……
I shall be wearing that dress a lot this summer – thanks Mireille
Shutters seem like the perfect solution; most houses have sufficient room either side of windows to add them and so much more eco-friendly than air-con. I do appreciate air-con in my car though; having driven to and from London on the two hottest days of the year so far. Such good advice for keeping cool, too. I find I drink so much water I feel a bit sick so resort to sucking ice cubes instead!
What a fab dress is the yellow polka dot beauty. How about a half cotton slip underneath? I found one in a charity shop last weekend. Or you could try a pair of shorts? I know it adds a layer but you could wear the dress outside. It was 38 degrees in Bedford and 40 degrees on the way back from London on Tuesday…
Hope you have a great weekend,
xxx
Hi Veronica, the heat on Tuesday was abominable – things will have to change! Re: Shutters, I was looking at our windows and of course in France (and I remember in Switzerland too) you often open the windows while the shutters are closed. But our windows open outwards. What we have to do as a nation is retro-fit our entire housing stock. Actually there could be a huge number of people employed to help with this. Even with that, don’t think our politicians will help with this though.
Thanks re: the dress, the feedback I’ve had on it has made me think I must wear it more often. You have a great weekend too xxx
I love the dress and your hairstyle really suits you. I think it’s good to have long hair so it can be tied up for coolness when necessary and down for cosiness on colder days. My daughter lived in Australia for a while and managed similar temperatures there, even playing tennis, but has really suffered in London over the last few days. Maybe it is more humid here?
Hi Annette
The temperatures here on Tuesday were simply awful and if we get more of this we will have t do something about our housing stock. It is the humidity but everything now is so tinder dry. Longing for some rain but we didn’t get much yesterday.
I did get my hair cut. It’s been scraped back for so many days now and it was so hot having it down. So it’s off! Never mind it grows quickly and you’ll see it soon!
Looking forward to seeing your new hairstyle. I’m also looking forward to some rain; I think my garden is dying.
Hello Penny , hope you managed the heatwave. I read in our newspaper that the UK had higher temperatures than most of Australia last Summer. Hopefully all the climate change sceptics are finally convinced.
Looking rather lovely in your yellow frock and actually I rather like your hair back.
I believe your weather has now returned to more normal . Regards, Jill.
Hi Jill, yes temperatures were very high on Tuesday – far more than we’ve ever experienced and it won’t be sustainable if we have more of these temperatures. Our housing stock is not suited to hot weather as it’s all about letting the sun in! Things will have to be changed, not that the current government is up to taking any decisions as it’s far too concerned with internal matters!!!!
I got my hair cut! You’ll see it soon. Thanks Jill 🙂