this heatwave we are experiencing is really getting the better of me at the moment
the heat seems to be relentless and making even the smallest thing difficult to do~as a result i have not had the urge to even turn on my laptop.
all i have been doing, or so it seems, has been to mop my brow almost continuously and have lots of cold wash downs with a flannel.
its also been making me grumpy and all i have wanted to do has been read in a cool, dark room...although the rooms have not been cool at all!
we did have the most explosive thunderstorm just over a week ago~the kind of storm i have nver witnessed in my whole life. the thunder and lightning was right above the village and there was no gap between any of the thunder or lightning. we just had continual noise and light and finally our power went out until the next morning.
it did not however make things any cooler-it just became hotter...and hotter.
two days ago we had a small, daytime summer storm and today it is cloudy and hot~so we are both hoping for some cooling rain.
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i have had to start to get organised for the new forest fairy festival which is now only two weeks away~this morning i was packing up some of my hand blended incense and ordering some of the resins i am growing low on.
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little merlin is now very at home with us and while magpie accepted him quite quickly it has taken leveret a lot longer, but she is slowly getting there and i hope she will have settled down well enough over the next six weeks to enable me to go to busfest with swampy. in 15 years i have only missed it once and this year i want to go mainly to have 8 whole days camped up in 'lilith'!
swampy has had some small minor repairs to make to her over the last few days and he has overhauled the breaking system with all new parts so it is nice and safe when on the road. we have been able to source a garage in the next village to store her and all our assorted camping equipment.
luckily we are camping for two nights at the fairy festival so at least i will get in 'two sleeps' for now and keep my fingers crossed for cat-harmony in september!
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3 comments:
those electrical storms are what we have every summer - usually late summer and it is unbelievably beautiful to watch but it does not take the heat away.
try the lavender water as I suggested on facebook, I even spray it up under my boobs :)
I use essential oil of lavender in a bottle of spray water and one tiny drop of liquid soap to disperse the oil.
I know how you feel in this weather. It's been a double-edged sword for me, no pain but also no energy!!!
I hope you have fun on your travels :D
It really is funny weather at themoment, Twiglet and I have just had our d aily walk and enjoyed the fact it's overcast and breezy !! If you lived nearer you would be veryl welcome in our pool :)
I love your new kitty and cute caravan
Twiggy x
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