under another sun

No plumbers today because: reasons. They will start tomorrow. I had a fairly good day's work, though the heat huge still. Apparently unusual conditions in the Atlantic and a sluggish jet stream, have combined to create conditions like 1976, exacerbated by global warming. Even parts of Scandinavia are aflame, and deadly fires have broken out near Athens. I think of Chad sometimes when I'm walking around on the edge of the sun-dried downs. This is not normal. A walk this afternoon just around sun-baked local parks to get to my 10k paces. Lorraine's last day at school (with school kids in) today. The leaver's service went well, and she returned home laden with gifts. Ate salad outside this evening, and drank a glass of Pimms in celebration.

Up at the crack of dawn this morning to work on the eye health stuff I was briefed on yesterday. Did this in a highly-focused fashion until I was able to slip out in the afternoon to buy Lorraine's birthday present. Persistent rain again today. Announcement of the English drought (accompanied by dire hosepipe bans and warnings that it will be worse than 1976) has coincided with days of continual rain. Lorraine home early, and we cheekily slipped out to buy fish and chips. Feeling too tired to pack tonight for our trip up to Northumberland, and left everything to a morning frenzy tomorrow morning.