Hot spot.

We live as far from the coast as you can get in the UK. This affects the weather slightly. We can often be the coldest or hottest place in England. I would love to grow palms and exotics but even the hardy ones look really unhappy here. London often pips us to the post when it comes to high temperatures, but considering we are rural, we often are sweltering to the same degree. We are expecting some real heat over the next few days so it means up early and to bed late. I can’t cope with intense heat. At work yesterday, we kept the preschool children cool in the shade by playing with water.
My garden is south facing and at 9am it was too hot to work. The garden rooms’ blinds are shut and I have to use the front of the house. In the evening the doors are flung open and there is a change around. The front is then in in full sun. A juggling act to keep the house cool. I don’t know why I am even mentioning it. Our friends in hotter climes just adapt and get on with it. I would love to feel a sea breeze at the moment. Walking into a cool sea for a paddle would be heavenly. On a positive the the solar panels are generating me some pennies. I am due to send a quarterly reading in a few days. I am hoping for a fat cheque to help to keep Vera the Van going.