Glad noone was hurt by the roof Diane, though sorry about the person suffering a heart attack
Here it's been another sweltering day!!
.........so I'm singin' "Hot, hot, hot........"
In fact even hotter than when I was dancing to that in the Caribbean! They have gentle sea breezes in the Windward Islands :)
Record heat!!!
my friends took me for a swim last night,she has a client that has a house right on the seafront, whi said she could park there if she wanted to go for a swim.
It was heaven.We didn't get there till about 6.30p.m. loads of peiple on the beach, and more people still coming down.the water was warm, but cooling after sweltering in the garden.
some people had bar-b-ques going ,it was like the good old days that I remember from my childhood, when it always seemed to be sunny and hot.I'm sure it wasn't ,but it seemed it.
My family used to have a beach hut on the beach, and we'd all be down there from morning to night.Lunch, tea would all be eaten down there.thre'd be grandparents, cousins,aunts uncles,full house most days.Fantastic.
Especially carnival day.It was run like a military campaign, someone would have to be on the beach at 9a.m. putting out the windbreaks and rugs,claiming our space.A flag and streamers put up on the hut,big event in our social calender !! :-)
We'd sit there all day watching all the displays like the RNLI rescues, the Red Arrows etc.then some of us would take all these kids along the seafront to have a go on the rides and stalls,trying not to loose any of them in the throng.Ah heady days.
sounds heavenly Sue! when it is hot I wished that I lived nearer to the beach! Blackpool and Southport are the nearest beaches to us but they arent the nicest beaches to use so we go to Lytham st Annes.
Up here in the north west it has been much cooler with heavy rain for the last two days. |It is much more bearable and it means I dont have to water my allotment! :)
unfortunately we've not had rain in ages,and my garden is parched,luckily I have an automatic watering system which takes care of all my pots, tubs and baskets,not so the graden though, I've lost laods of plants through dryness. One benefit though of growing your own, loads more waiting in the wings to replave them:-)
Where have I heard of Lythem St Annes before? is it famous for something?
errr Lytham has a famous golf course. It is also the home of someone famous but I cant remember who! LOL
Is your soil clay or sand? mine is a heavy clay so even in dry periods the garden plants are ok. The only problems I have are up on the allotment as I plant out hundreds of baby plants every year and they need alot of watering until they become established!!:(
Our weather cant seem to make up its mind at the moment though we have the best of both worlds. It is cooler and overcast in the morning and becomes sunny and warm in the afternoon. It is quite breezy today too.
mine is a mix, somes clays down below, other parts its sandy,I keep adding layers of compost from the tip,it easy to dig or pull out weeds, but seems to dry quickly, as against that it heats up quicker in spring.Has been overcast today, looks stormy, but nothing seems to happen.
Ohh..we had also such a heat during past weeks..I live in the very south of the Netherlands close to the German (Aachen)and Belgium border. I've measured temps of 39 C and a little more in the shade. It was'nt nice anymore because there was lot of airsmog and I'm a heart- and lungspatient and got the advice to stay in the house..Even our computers were on risk to get overheated. I'm glad the heat has turned down past two days..it's now about 26C in the shade..a very very pleasant temp. I've cut most plants down in the garden..have worked all day..because blooming took only a short time..hoping for a little regrowth for the season has'nt ended yet. I've got everything through though..in my neighbourhood lots died..even trees..because of the heat and drought. But the good things are there are lots of butterflies and my grapes are yummy..
I've seen for the first time in my life..a hummingbird moth..visits me every evening about 8 o'clock.. so nice to see!
I'm glad it's cooling down for you saya,it seems to have to to the other extreme here now,it's overcast, windy and cold,why can we never have a happy medium? I know why it is though, I finally bought a new swimming costume!!!... might as well send it back now.
We bought a sledge about 20 years ago for the kids ,since then, nothing...my youngest now uses it to drag her beanies around the garden.
Yes Sue, dh down in Cornwall says the same but here in the northwest it is hot, hot, hot!!! seems this country though small is very mixed indeed.
glad you are feeling cooler Saya! :)
There were reports of a british soldier dieing yesterday in Iraq after suffering temps of 170 degress!!!!! :O:(
...here we have a restless wind, but it's still hottish
Pleased to see the heat has left the benefits of good grapes and butterflies saya. And aren't the humming bird hawk moths great? I love to see them
I didn't hear that sad news psilo :(
we have it very hot here today - long may it last
I wish I could mail you some of my cooler weather. After an unseasonably warm summer soaring into the 70's (F), we are not in the mid-50's with rain. Shall I blow a bit of our weather into an envelope and send it across the pond to you?
very generous of you Weezin but in a word NO!!!!!
LOL
as Mark says long may it last, as the winter will be here soon enough. We may complain but it makes a refreshing change from rain, rain and more rain!
Ah, but a bit of rain drives us indoors to clean those dust bunnies out from under the bed, don't you think? We've had such a warm, rainless summer, I was afraid the the doggy hairballs were going to get big enough that we'd have to name them and put out more food bowls!
LOL Weez
Fluffy, Woolly and Hairy?
Just some rain at night would be good now, to freshen things up a little. The weather's due to break monday here I believe, when we wanted to go out picnicking - typical!!
Though in our corner we often miss the rain when it's forecast (except when we don't want it)
Still lovely and hot out and it's dark
I have to say, we Coastal Alaskans are ill-prepared for heat. I use flannel sheets year round here, but this summer I was digging in the cedar chest for the percales! Even on the hotest days, it generally cools when the sun goes down. Unfortunately the sun doesn't go down for long in the summer! I've lived in Alaska for almost 30 years, so I doubt I'd survive the European heat spell you have all been having. I heard that 3,000 died from the heat in France.
Yes, that has been tragic :(
How much darkness do you get at midsummer Weez?
I've been up to North Cape Norway and up to Spitzbergen in June (not this year!) and experienced 24 hour daylight. I was OK if I went to bed, I could get to sleep then, but I had trouble making myself go there.
It was fascinating hearing how they cope with the long dark winter in Tromso too. Floodlit ski runs and lots of social gatherings to while away the winter nights.
During summer solstice, it barely gets dark here, but it is dusky, so we close the blinds and go to bed anyway. I am usually so tired from gardening that I fall right to sleep! It is irritating however, when my neighbors 'make hay while the sun shines'. I can recall having trouble sleeping due to all the noise, so I put on my robe and walked down our road to see what all the clatter was about. I saw neighbors running gas powered weedeaters, tuning their 4-wheeler engines, having teen beer parties complete with truck stereos and sub-woofers... it was 11:30pm, broad daylight, and it might as well have been 11:30am.
Some people can be so thoughtless.
I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who think it's OK to walk their dogs in the park at the bottom of my garden very early on a Sunday morning. If they were just walking them that would be fine, but they are obviously untrained or disobedient animals as the owners need to shout after them at the tops of their voices.
It's amazing how sound carries in these sorts of circumstances!
Sounds like they are muzzling the wrong animals, Phil!
LOL again ;)
That conjures up some very pleasing pictures...
Mine was nothing compared to your story
All that machinery going full blast!! :(
I live in a 'subdivision', using the term loosely. In other words, this tract was subdivided back in the 70's and lots were sold. Many of the neighbors have more junk cars than they have toes. I swear it must be required to remove the muffler on your car when you move into 'Camelot by the Sea' Subdivision. In fact, here is Camelot's version of roadkill.
Oh, the poor thing :(
*G*
When I was visiting a friend in Scotland earlier in the year we came across an area where every field had an abandoned car decorating its central point. Each one was tastefully arranged with rusting and burnt sections well displayed. We couldn't make out whether the farmer was using this as a way of getting rid of his old bangers or whether it was the main sport for the youth of the area. I suspect the latter.
We live on the corner of the main road coming in, so we get a bit of traffic. Fortunately, we have an embankment and lots of natural shrubs and trees to screen us from the 'traffic'. We only have the occasional car until about 5pm, 8am, and 5am (when the last pub closes).
Hi weezeingreens, I havr the perfect solution to getting rid of dust bunnies,place a few frogs in the rooms!!..A couple of times I've foundr rather large dust balls hopping accross my floors,upon inspection its turned out to be frogs under all that fluff.
Only problem is that they don't go over it thouroughly, a bit hit and miss,I'm still working on that one, maybe the answer lies in numbers...hhmmm...now many frogs do you reckon to clean a room 12x14?
Philomel, when did you go to Spitzbergen? We were there last summer,incredible wasn't itand Tromso,and the North Cape, sounds as if you did the same hols as us? Ocean Majesty?
Mine was Black Prince.
But what an amazing trip
The Lofoten Islands were about my favourite. Those peaks rising straight out of a misty sea - total magic!!
We were very lucky to have a heat wave, both for that trip and one we did round the coast of Iceland in a small ship. Temperatures in the 80s at North Cape are not the norm I imagine lol
We had the same at Lake Myvatn in N Iceland - and NO midges!!! Unbelievable!
I really should let you all know when my Mum plans a holiday - heatwaves seem to be the norm for her :)
OOOHH!! You got the Black Prince ... Oh I wanted him you know ... and what did I get ... that little poncy Pink Duke ... ooh! your making me all jealous you are, what wif you and your Mum ... TUT!!!
Yes about that mascara Duke ... Hmmmm ....... nice ...
Wintermoor
LOLOL Barry ;P
noooooooooo!!! it's passion doon
LOLOL Send some over please - everything gasping for rain!
Just not this evening, got some batting to do...
so did I
Did mine OK :P
Fiona who led the Belize trip was over and joined in with a walk for the public
We didn't have oodles of bats - some 45s and 55s, but the daubs put on a good show over some water
I had to pop in and say "Hi". I work at a library and
we have a number of transplanted British people working
there. From your posts I was able to tell them there
are mosquitoes in Britain. They didn't believe me-
I had to show them the thread that "Mozzies" was mentioned.
They said it had to be the heat bringing them out...and
they said screens on the windows would be really nice
there.
Hi Lilypon, nice to meet you :)
Are these people from the north of the UK? We definitely have them down here in the SE corner. In fact malarial mosquitoes used to be here and may well make a return with the rising temperatures we've been seeing
I'm fascinated by the name of your town
Do you know how the name Moose Jaw originated?
I heard on the news this morning that up to 20,000 people have died in the French heat wave.
Hi Philomel...nice to meet you too! The name Moose Jaw
comes from the Cree word "moosegaw" meaning warm breezes.
We are often 5 to 15 degrees warmer than our other
Saskatchewan neighbors. The chinooks that Calgary receives
often affect our temps. We are known as the "banana belt"
of the province. I don't know if this link will work
but it does cover our early history:
http://www.citymoosejaw.com/about/history.shtml
Just showed this to my coworker-she is from Oxfordshire-she can't remember
mosquitoes there when she was living in that region in the '50's and '60's.
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That's terrible mark, I didn't hear that on the news I listened to - must have missed it
Thanks for all the info Lilypon. I'll have a look at that link later, dashing at the moment as usual
Fascinating that it has nothing to do with either moose or jaws LOL
I'm going to get a map of the US out and see where you are - my geography of the states is sorely lacking!
Is that co-worker or cow worker? LOLOL
I'm pretty sure there were mozzies in Oxfordshire then. Please say hi to her from Kent :)
You might want to look a little higher-I'm in the
Canadian Prairies. :~)
OOOOPS!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry
Brain not in gear!! That should have read 'get a map of North America out' LOLOL
That's a fantastic website - if I'd not been in such a hurry earlier and looked at it I'd not have made that mistake lol
You live in a truly spectacular part of the world
For a city that was made from bald prairie it is a little
oasis.
Those numbers are almost impossible to comprehend mark!!
It's so sad that it could happen in this day and age!
I checked with the other English ladies at work...
only the one from Lancaster remembered...called them "moskies". All of them are shocked at how warm it
is there...one is worried about her mother-who is used
to being out in her garden all day. She keeps telling
her to get the chores done early in the morning.