Heat Wave

Oh Dear, I had no idea that it had been so long since I'd written a blog. Ever since we got back from Mexico Britain has been hit by a seriously, major heatvawe. we have beaten the all time record of 36.6 degrees to a new record of 37 degrees Celsius.

Of course, we are all suffering with it as we are not at all used to that kind of temperatures, and here in Britain it is so humid. I heard on the news, the other day, that in Paris the temperatures reached 40 and it made me feel ashamed of complaining about our temperatures.

Anyway, i have been trying to remind folks that it is just as hot in Lebanon . . . . . . . what have we really got to complain about.

Anyway, what have I been up to since my birthday? Apart from work, work and more work we have been camping in Essex and we also went camping in Leek, last weekend. In the evenings we have been behaving rather sad as we have been going bed early with the airconditioning on. Neither Chris and I are as good with the heat as we thought we were (which proves that maybe we are not quite ready to move to Spain yet).

In the last couple of weeks we have been promised a good thunderstorm, however, so far this hasn't happened. Tonight it went so , so black that I was convinced it was coming. I brought both of the cats in since I didn't want them to wander off and get caught in it, but yet again , to my disappointment, nothing happened!

Looking back at the year, I get very worried and think: where has the time gone? It doesn't feel more than a few weeks since Sanna and Co were here, yet it's nearly Tova's birthday and it has gone over six months since that dreadful day when they were at the airport waitning to go home. I could never wish that on anybody, let alone a family with small kids.

Lee and Pod have gone to Thailand to meet Lee's sister, Hannah, (who lives in Aussieland) for her 21st birthday. From what I gather, from their sms is that they are having a whale of a time with booze, drink, booze, etc. Apparently, they have been waving the Swedish flag whilst out on a night of drinking.

Talking of the Swedish flag. . . was i not so sorry that we didn't manage to beat Sweden in the World Cup? I felt a bit better when I was told that we havn't beaten Sweden for over 38 years...! By the way...I wanted the frogs to win, maynly because i like Thierry Henry. He is a great player, even though I'm not an Arsenal supporter. at least we did a teeny weeny bit better than Mexico and Sweden in the end (for what it's worth).

What else has happened since my birthday? I have invited Tessa to visit in October. In Sweden October can be a funny month; bit of an early winter or maybe an late autumn??? Here in England October, of course means rain, but is it an Indian summer or is it early autumn? I must admit...I at this moment (as I sit here at 29 degrees C at 11.20 pm) I can't think of anything nicer than a bit of hearty British rain, together with the damp and cold that comes with it, ooooooh!

Anyway, I shall get off and make some tea.