Sunny with a cooling breeze .....

24th June 2026 (Wednesday)     10.15 .... It's a lovely, sunny morning;  the patio thermometer is

already at 21C.     We have a cooling SW breeze,that is taking the edge off the heat, but that doesn't take away from the damage the sun can do to delicate skin.    That said I don't intend going out in the midday sun anyway, but will still use the sun cream.

The sheets are on the line;  in fact they could be dry by now.  I'll leave them until after midday before bringing them in, and hanging out the downie cover.    It has been all 'go' at Ivy this morning:   it's 'Flap Off' time now.


20.00    I decided to go to the harbour when I was at Elie this morning;  but I don't think I'll be doing that again, at least not in the middle of the day, it's too busy with cars, and getting back up to the top of the town can be tricky.    I did think of getting The Buggy out early,  some morning, but I think that will be after 'summer'.

It has been another lovely day, and the cooling breeze made the heat bearable.   I didn't go out, even to 'The Hutte' in the afternoon.   Bringing the sheers in, and hanging out the downie cover was all I did out in the sun.   The patio thermometer got up to 24C this afternoon;  not as hot as it was yesterday;  thanks to the cooling breeze.



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