to hate this weather

I will grannysue, thank you.

Nope, don't like extremes.

I like to sit in the garden also but not when I can't breathe

Well, I absolutely love it, we don't get enough of it and there is nothing like sitting in the garden with a nice drink and enjoying the weather. We get enough rain, wind and cold, whatever so I like to make the most of it. DH feels the same.

Wilma - I am still not very keen on thunder and lightening!

No sign of rain let alone the forecast storms. It is much cooler today though.

gillybob when I was a child in the NE of Scotland, I remember peeking out the letterbox at the moment lightning flashed. I was scared of thunder and lightning for donkey's years after!

Oh smileless2012 how glad I was to see your post this evening, I really feel that you are enjoying your new home. Make the most of everything and put troubles on the back burner. Have a glass for me.....driving GD to school concert this evening so I can't enjoy a glass of chilled Sauvignon.....

Loving it. Our first summer in our new home with its roof terrace from which we have glimpses of the sea, lots of BBQ's and enjoying aoutside every evening; every day's like being on holiday

Ha! Very true. Anyway, here in the south east it is overcast and muggy - maybe a storm brewing. For myself, I hope so, as I've tried, but still don't like being boiled alive.

As my very wise elderly neighbour always says about weather of any description .... "its better than nothing".

Please no storm yet in London because my darling son has just gone off to a very important interview. He looked so smart and handsome in his suit and I don't want him to get rained on.
I feel more nervous for him than I would for myself!!

Humid and sticky here on the south coast. We could do with a good storm to clear the air and water the garden!

While on the subject of the sweltering weather, I'm surprised how many of the "older" generation still stick to the suit and tie for work. It's quite acceptable these days to have an open collar and chinos or even shorts in hot weather, but maybe some people feel their clothes make them who they are. I think at Ascot yesterday the gentlemen were allowed to take their jackets off!

I shall miss it when we are back to our usual summer chill. Spent the evening sitting in the gatden til the solar lights switched themselves on. Only thing missing? A nice g and t and plenty of ice and lemon. Lovely. However i no longer work so would be a different thing having to commute/ work in this heat. Phew.

Just back from walking along the river and big black clouds to the west. Thunder forecast tomorrow

Happy anniversary mamie. Hope you managed to enjoy your day despite the weather.

No rain yet here in Oxfordshire, temperature 37c again, so I have watered, that should bring it on!

I've just come in from the evening watering. We have storms forecast tonight so I hope there's not too much damage because it's taken me all my energy to keep everything going all week.

DD is doing bridesmaids' posies and buttonholes for a friend. It's all being picked up at 9am tomorrow so she'll be checking on them all night probably. She did a floristry course when the boys were small and often gets asked to do small weddings etc.

A sleepless night awaits us all as the dogs and cats hate storms!

I "had" to go into work today,(should be my day off) to oversee a photo shoot, as himself is away. (what I know about professional photography you you could write on the back of a stamp)

Thought i would pop up to my office (which is in the attic of a converted barn) to check emails etc.

After 20 minutes, there was sweat dripping off my face onto the desk!

Thank goodness it's not a job where I am expected to wear make up!

I agree Chewbacca. I'm currently sharing the sofa with a large hairy dog. She's finally gone to sleep, having had a panting spell. We have all the windows open. The dogs were walked for half an hour ,slowly at 9 am when the were off lead and swam the stream and another on lead half hour before 6pm. Other than this, they have found the coolest place to sleep in.
I'm lethargic, my hair is sticky and so am I.
Maybe we'll havevacrealbstorm overnight. Sleep well everyone

Hi Iam64. The promise of a storm has vapourised! Just hot, muggy atmosphere that's turning my hair to frizz and feeling utterly lethargic. Hope it breaks soon, it's difficult to sleep when it's like this.

It will rain tonight.
We have just watered

However, there hailstones are forecast so I hope they don't bash my plants around if they arrive here.

Chewbacca, I'm in the north west as well, hence my attempt not to grumble. We have so much grey, wet weather but I welcomed the brief spells of rain earlier.

I'm still determined not to grumble or says"it's too hot" but confess it's more of an effort than it was a couple of days ago.
I managed an hour starting the task of tidying and weeding the front garden. It went wild while I was away. an hour was enough though I'm nowhere near finished.
Off to have a second shower. We have had some brief downpours and it's still sticky and humid.

No sign of a storm here ( grumble grumble) hot and blue skies all day long, it's so not fair now I shall have to water all the pots yet again.

Storm is just brewing here in NW. Low rumbling of thunder and the sky is a weird yellowy grey. Everything is very still and even the birds have gone quiet. Hope it clears the air because it's stiflingly humid here.
Is anyone here afraid or nervous in thunderstorms? I'm usually not bothered by them but we had one last year that seemed to be directly overhead. A bolt of lightening hit the lightening conducter on a nearby tall building and the noise was like nothing I'd ever heard before. That scared me a bit!

Maisie I'm with you, while I usually love the sun this yo yo weather is ridiculous and I too am too hot to even think straight