Crepey coalition of chaos

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Roll up hags, for all things Hotter.

Aw , you lot.
Heat has broken here. Phew. Seem to be spending half my day watering sad looking plants and hosing down the goats.

That , and furious overheated customers.

Have been striding out in black linen shift , which has been amazing. As previously mentioned i need one in every colour.

Heat has not broken here. Am standing by the fan

I'd kill for a fan! Lucky you aren't nearer Crem! A belated perusal of the John Lewis website yesterday revealed EVERY fan sold out.

Maplins have fans. I got ds a little USB desk one and a handheld one yesterday but they had big ones too. I didn't think it was so bad this morning but boiling now!

Figleaves have some nice swimsuits reduced.....

It is roasting, my train is cancelled :(. I just want to get home have a shower and collapse in bed..... remind me I am just too darn old to not go to bed until gone 12.00 particular when the sun wakes you up at 4.30....

BD - You sign yourself off - once on the train - for 20 min siesta. That worked a treat for me yesterday. I had oodles of energy later in the afternoon.

Just seen nice lady in long cotton shirty shift thing. So nice that I asked where it was from. White Company, was the answer. I'm off to check on their sale...

I must be the only person cross that the temp is plummeting this weekend...

Yup. You're alone on that one I think MI.

BD , a wee lie down after the commute. It's ok not to eat until 8pm in this heat. Pretend you are on holiday.
I fell asleep on the bus home. And missed the hospital stop , as planned to nip into Dad on the way home. Epic fail, so have come home, watered some more and thrown some protein into me. Now on way back to the tropics hôpital. F'sake

Has anyone read Golden Hill by Francis Spufford ?Can thoroughly recommend.

Me too re Golden Hill. I also think it would make a terrific film but dh pointed out that the sets would be impossible/mega expensive - which is obviously why I have yet to make my film mogul fortune

Golden Hill is TERRIFIC.

Isn't it. Oh my, it has saved my sanity this last few weeks. Still not quite finished, so no spoilers please.
What else has the author written, do ye know?

He wrote a sort of reading memoir which was beautiful (The Child that Books Built). I think this is his first novel.

It is his first novel since he won the costa book prize in that category.

It feels quite chilly outside now but bbc and met sticking to the forecast. Anyone else think it feels cooler and airier or am I a deluded fool?

Ds had tough day exam wise though perked up at dinner when he noticed the strange places random facial single hairs are appearing from on me. Strong, stable and with an entertaining beard, that's me.

I think it's cooler, MrsM. Not in the house, but certainly outside!

We were That Family in the last-minute dash to school this morning, after DD misread exam e-mail (1:30 was the duration, not the start time).

Got her there before the start, thanks to phone call from admin. Felt like V Bad Mother for not double-checking her exam timetable. Luckily no harm done & she thinks it went well.

I'm starting to pick up the threads of all the stuff that's been neglected while I've been ill. Sciatica is back, though. I do feel about 10 years older but am hoping to claw some of that back.

One thing I've learned is that if I don't contact my sibs, for any reason, they won't contact me. Not hard to see how families become estranged after bereavement. Considering the time I spent listening to & supporting DSis2 when her dog was ill, let alone when she was, it's been an eye opener to learn that the concern isn't reciprocated. Likewise with DSis1 and her alcoholism. Suspect that it's in the big sister job description to be taken for granted but I've never felt so sad about it before. Good practice, maybe, for when DD starts to do the same

Not all doom and gloom here though. I love the hot weather, sorry some people are suffering. I could happily live like this for nine months of the year. Not typically Scottish. And I sang in a beautiful concert on Saturday

Auriga! Lovely to see you back here again! Sorry about your sibs, though. But glad you like the weather.

I was talking about Francis Spufford with my course mates tonight. His mum, Margaret Spufford, is an eminent historian known to some of them. We all remembered the name of Bridget, her daughter, from "The Boy That Books Built".

CX: "The Child..." as above...

Oh.......now I've scrolled further upthread - fantastic to see you, too, Crem! >

Lovely, cooler, breezy night but just not sleeping so will join in praise fr Francis Spufford - both books .

Lovely to see you Crem and Auriga.

aargh Auriga, g,ood fr school and fr your dd keeping her cool, - few years ago I did mercy dash through s London fr friend"s ds who had done similar thing. He didn't drive and I didn't know last bit of route. I was tearing my hair out but he was remarkably insouciant . Still remember shouting through letter box, no you have to get up - your physics exam is this morning. Must be happening all over the country this time of year.

Am v sorry about your siblings but it doesn't at all mean your dd is the same. She certainly doesn't sound it.

Me too, Msmargherita. YY to muddles over exam timing - we had one near-miss with dd. Easily done.

Auriga - smiles and waves. You have been on my mind a lot recently - in part because one of my new colleagues is a wonderful Scottish Prof who heads up our medical degree - she is fabulous and reminds me of you!
I love the hot weather just not commuting in it and not after a very late (booze filled ) night!!!

I know I need to start relinquishing my current role and am feeling quite sad about. I think the fact I'm not actually leaving and might come back are making it all very difficult.

Hmmmm, the early morning Crepeys...