Crikey it's been hot here. From Thursday onwards it's been, and still is, very, very HOT!
It makes for uncomfortable, sleepless nights and a total lack of energy to complete daily tasks. I have been trying to carry on by making a decent meal at lunchtime rather than the evening (when the heat has built up in the kitchen), popping washing in early in the day and pegging it out late afternoon when it's a bit cooler. This morning I had to deal with this ironing 😒
....which required several of these 😏💦......
....as well as a fan at floor level. But I managed to do most of the ironing, whilst Graham was watering the allotment this morning, before flagging. I've stripped both beds again and washed the linen so the ironing basket is being refilled 😭but the beds are fresher for tonight. Hopefully, after today, the weather will cool slightly and we will be able to catch up on our sleep 👍
How have you been sleeping? How do you keep cool?
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It's been much too hot to make or take another batch of cards to the Hospice shop but I have about a dozen ready to go and hope to make a few more on Sunday/Monday and take them in on Tuesday, fingers crossed 🤞
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The lounge is at the back of the bungalow and faces the sun every morning. I've been throwing the patio doors wide from about 8am until the sun gets hot at around 9.30am, then closing them, blinds as well until it cools off around 5pm. We've taken the opportunity to watch Netflix, with an ice lolly in hand, pretending we are in the cinema 😊 We've binge-watched 'Safe' and 'Stay Close', both of which are series based on Harlan Coben books. They have been gripping (though a bit violent) and have loads of twists and turns right to the very end.
Has anyone else watched them?
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The temperature of the bungalow at 8.17pm last night, with fans on and windows and doors open on the cool side....
Thanks for popping in to our hot house!
Stay safe and well wherever you happen to be,
Angie 💗
Hi we also live in South Africa to combat the heat I open the front door and the French windows it creates a through draft, it is still hot but a lot more comfortable, also putting a damp towel over the back of your neck works wonders. We have aircon in the bedroom but usually only put it on for a month a years as we find it chocks us up, and makes my asthma worse, but we do run fans at night. Plus we only get the sun in the windows for a very short time as it is high in the sky not low on the horizon like the UK
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips, Moira :) I tried the cold, damp flannel on the back of the neck and it does help. This morning, all doors and windows are open as it's a bit cooler, and I can feel a lovely cool breeze. Long may it last! lol...
DeleteWe follow Wimbledon every day, men's final this afternoon, perfect timing, our house is cooler, the sun hits the front bedrooms most of the day, does not come in the back living areas, with wooden floors it's cool in summer. We open windows, nearly all are ground level, so we can't leave them open overnight, we have to have net frames up, our neighbours house attracts loads of flies. Fans are non stop, our outside seating area is cooler in the evenings, which gives us a break from the house. We are getting better dealing with our ever changing weather, sadly no rain here in south Hampshire, and none due in coming forecast.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really a fan of Wimbledon but the players must have been roasting :(
DeleteOh those flies, you must get exasperated at times. What a nightmare neighbour.
Hoping for a little rain tomorrow, fingers crossed.
Windows and patio doors open wide, curtains closed and not moving far! Actually had cloud in Suffolk on and off yesterday and today which is odd after all the blue sky days. Had to fill the water butt from the mains for the second time but there is a slight chance of showers here Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteWorst thing is not being able to have windows wide open at night - being in a bungalow with bedroom at the front and no small windows.
Very frustrating.
Yes, Sue, being in a bungalow has disadvantages when you can't keep the windows open during the night. I can lock mine off with a tiny gap for airflow but would love them wide open to the night time air. Unfortunately, my own bedroom is on the front too and I only have full size windows :(
DeleteIts boiling hot here in Derbyshire. 32.5 in our living room yesterday afternoon. It has cooled down slightly today and we have been to another little local fete. It was very sweet and reminded me of ones from my childhood when they were held at the big house or the vicarage. Watching Wimbledon, fingers crossed for Alcaraz. Xx
ReplyDeleteWow, Gill, that's hot. Aw...I love a good fete. They remind me of my childhood too :) It was wonderful when mum won a bottle of Robinsons orange squash on the tombola once. It was too expensive for us to buy so was a real treat on a hot day.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed the tennis ! :)
We've been staying indoors, all windows and curtains open to get through draft. We can have some upstairs windows and all the doors open at night. My oxygen concentrator pumps out a lot of heat, welcome in winter, but not so much now!
ReplyDeleteGolly, Kirsten, this heat is making us all suffer isn't it. I hope it's a bit cooler for you today.
DeleteIt's been almost impossible to stay cool. I've been doing all the obvious things, windows open when that side of lodge is in the shade and the temperature is cooler out than in, and closing curtains and windows once the sun is on the French doors and windows. It works to a degree.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine ironing in this heat, haha ... in fact I cannot imagine ironing at all these days! The last time I ironed anything was a shirt for Alan way before lockdown, shirts were the only thing Alan has ever ironed, I learnt all my non-ironing from him. I just don't own an iron anymore and don't see a need to do it.
lol...I thought of you when I began the ironing. I thought to myself SUE WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS ! but I can't rest until everything is almost crease free :) lol...
DeleteI haven't really done much while it has been so hot. I have had our windows open for a through draught and kept upstairs windows closed for most of the day. Hope you have enjoyed a cooler day.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you are having to deal with a heat wave. Hopefully, it will cool down soon. One of the things I do when it gets really hot here (and it does get quite hot and I don't have air conditioning, only fans), is keep my feet in a basin of cool water.
ReplyDeleteSo far this summer, we've not had any really hot temperatures. It's 79F/26C here, today, and that feels very comfortable for me.