It's summertime!.....

30th July 2024 (Tuesday)     14.00 ..... I had to discard my jersey due to the heat, at one point this

morning;  it must definitely be summer!     I haven't been anywhere exciting, but have been talking to Michael on the phone a few times.   Michael (Mike) and Janice are coming up from 'Sunny Sussex' (even warmer than here) to 'Sunny Elie and Earlsferry' tomorrow.  Actually there has been a 'Flap on'; but I do 'Flap' mode automatically as soon as something unexpected 'appens....and taking my jersey off outside was unexpected.    

16.00   Kirsty came round with the latest Donna Leon book (Venice) and we had a seat in the sun,  on the sheltered  and warm patio:  it's warmer outside, than it is inside Ivy today!   I didn't think to have coffee and biccies out there:  but it was braw sitting in the warm sun chatting.    I must buy proper patio chairs sometime.

My near neighbours Ann and Bob came wandering sown the Road, having been for their daily afternoon walk; .....daily romantic afternoon walk!    They had been  to the beach and said that it was busy.... as you'd expect on a day like today.  The next few says are going to be like today, with change coming at the weekend with more unsettled weather coming in from the Atlantic.

Boring, but a very welcome sky!

I watched the Table Tennis final between China and the Democratic Republic of Korea.   They play a different game from what we played in the Youth Club at Kinneuchar.   Both teams were excellent but China was just that little bit better and won.

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