LE HEAT

Nonu French for "heat" is "la chaleur" and "coin' means "corner'. C'est tout!

Nonu - right now, if you keep on going south, beyond the Equator, you will eventually find it getting colder at this time of year!

What heat ? it has been mildish for a few days but not the kind of weather where I would go and sit in the garden. Somebody is getting my share.

Heat? Warmish and it drizzled a bit today, but the hottest place was in a large glasshouse we visited today.

Lovely here in Colchester. Sunny and 27/28 yesterday and today. Strong breeze takes the edge off the heat. I think we find the heat uncomfortable because of the humidity, the rain has only just left this edge of the country and is due again tonight .

Quite hot here in Brussels, went out with DD and DGS pushing the pushchair from 12.00 to 18.00 yesterday, sales started 1st of july, they are different here legally just twice a year, DD got a lovely handbag, then we sat outside a couple of nice cafes on terraces and drank cold beers, then shared supper after DGS went to bed. lovely. SIL does an overnight to France Thursday/Friday, so no rush to get home. Hot again today, grass cutting i think.

Hi TEGAN, don"t know if you are about !

Have you read in todays paper that a tough new security regime is going to be imposed for people travelling to the USA.

The Americans are Getting even more jumpy about al -Qaeda & quite rightly, IMO

So that is going to be a great deal of fun eh ! NOT!

To be honest I was getting a bit jumpy about all this talk of Syrian terrorist attacks and was wondering about airport security, so, in some ways it's quite reassuring. I'm currently looking for a leather backpack as my handbag is incredibly heavy when I travel and I wanted something that I could put on my back. Trust everywhere to be on some sort of high alert just when I decide to see the world .

Hey there Vegas, I'm north of manc, and changed to my summer duvet yesterday. I decided I couldn't possibly change the duvet cover and sheets, again, without pulling the summer duvet out, and taking the winter one to the dry cleaners. I was warm enough last night, just, and that's probably because the dogs slept with me (mr Iam is not at home currently, otherwise the dogs would have been in their own beds).

MrIam is in Dorset, where he tells me the weather is mediterranean. Ah well, it's pouring with rain here again. Still, it's good for the gardens (said through only slightly gritted teeth)

Good luck with your search !

Its hot here and I love it been outside a lot in the last few weeks I just want to be outside when the weather is good , let's face it it doesn't happen that often for us. I've been gardening and reading in the sun the heat doesn't bother me and we have a lovely breeze today.

On the coast here it has been really hot for most of the week, and the gardeners are all waiting for the rain forecast overnight. The grass is looking very brown. We have opted to stay in the shade of the garden, sitting out later in the day in the evening sun, lovely. The beach has not called at all.

30C here today, again just north of Bury St. Edmunds. This time was sat in full sun having lunch with friends, fortunately factor 50 had been applied as several of my friends were lightly grilled by the time we left. There was a slight breeze which was an improvement on yesterday's humidity, but even so I had to get changed when I got home. I would prefer a nice 21C, something I can get outside in and do some gardening. As it is I am sitting inside in the house with an icelolly.

Rain here

Lovely soaking-in fine rain up here in N Wales

Hot, hot all week in S. Devon but now pouring with rain and foggy!

Tegan If I am allowed to recommend, have you seen this one www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/premium-clean-leather-backpack-2828234?geoip=noredirect&cmpid=ppc_pla_UK_found&utm_medium=cpc&istCompanyId=38aa0d7f-6514-4cb3-bbdc-df0d32d48b7f&istItemId=xaqiqptwx&istBid=tztx&gclid=CK6097OurL8CFW3MtAodnwkA4Q? It seems a reasonable price compared with many?

Everything has cooled down a bit here in N Ireland but a couple of weeks ago it was just too hot. There was a time in the dim and distant past when I loved it the hotter the better but now I just deflate into a blob.
As for hot nights well that`s another story!!!!

If you don't like heat can I recommend 2 things I've done recently which deal with the sun:
1. Go to Iceland & enjoy the hot pools in the rain or, on the few sunny days, enjoy sunbathing at 10 o'clock at night. Just back from a week there & loved it - soon acclimatized to the weather as long as wearing thermals & all over waterproofs but great being back in the sun.
2. Clear out a very untidy & dirty garage, shed & greenhouse, sloshing water about freely & going in and out of the sun at will.

Go to Wales (it's raining)

I meant Wet Wales as an alternative suggestion, but reading it, it sounds like an order!

Fan in in the bedroom was on all night last night. It was 28c here today but we're on the coast so we had a cooling breeze. Heavy rain forecast for early hours.

I hate hot sticky nights.

Yep, definitely a change here today in N.Ireland from the heat of Tuesday/Wednesday. But I like that, a little rain and drizzle today and then we can enjoy the next hot spell (if/when it arrives). A nice 21/22 degrees suits me nicely.

Temperatures are down in Suffolk today, but still a bit humid. Thought I was going to spontaneously combust yesterday, i don't do well in heat, and was more than glowing. I was very uncomfortable. i was away from home, and missed my darkened rooms and my lovely fan. And I needed to be dressed!!! At home, I just whip it all off and hope nobody calls!!!!

Another Suffolkite? We have had rain on and off all morning, but it's still warm and a bit humid, as bubbly says. Still, I'm not complaining, yesterday was pretty tiring. It's fine if you can sit still all day, but not if you have to get on and do things. I had to do some cooking for a friend's charity do and it was just awful in my kitchen, even with the door open in a north-facing room.