Hi Bob
Definitely punching above your weight with Mrs Foxy .
She looks more your daughters age.
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Good afternoon all! 
At risk of stating the obvious it’s bloody hot here in West Sussex!
I’m at home today so I thought I’d rearrange the front room make, space and have a clean out etc.
Grouping together some of the plants seems to have a calming, cooling effect 
Righto… time for a well chilled packet of Angel Delight before I get involved with the Baby bio…
Stay cool people! 
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Afternoon all – wow it is hot! Temperature is 31c even the birds are keeping in the shade
The beast went out straight after breakfast this morning, there are several cool shaded places in the garden
My lovely Italian neighbour dropped in to check I was OK and coping with the heat – unnecessary but very kind of her
Made the mistake of washing two duvet covers at the same time – of course one ended up inside the other! By the time I had untangled them I was worn out!
My plan today was to do some shopping but changed my mind and am staying indoors.
Take care – hope everyone stays cool
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Good afternoon everyone, so my wishes to send you some of our heat actually worked! 
Temperatures haven’t decreased here though!
I don’t think you’d prefer our temperatures @Bruce, 40C now in town, only 37C in the hills where I live! The good thing is that we don’t have high humidity yet, but unfortunately we won’t get away with it that easily, still July and August to come. Up North they should be getting thunderstorms this week, but I hope those clouds remain in the North, I don’t want any rain just yet, got the car washed this morning. 
I think I’ll get on with some Netflix bingeing, windows closed, blinds down, who dares going out there?? Not me! 
Not until 8pm when the sun finally disappears behind the hills.
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I’ve been busy with too many things to write about, or that probably wouldn’t be of interest. One thing that might be though. Despite setbacks, the garden building is rising from the ground. Not quite as in the plans because of errors in it. The builder and his son are resourceful fellows though and are building it their way. It will be done well I’m sure…
Have a good day. (Hot isn’t it?) 
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That’s what they all say Swimmy…
It’s the red wine that does it…It’s preserved her body.
When she gets cremated it’ll take them two weeks to put out her liver…
Don’t tell her I said so though… 
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I open my windows at night in summer but they all have fly screens on them so mozzies and bugs don’t get in.
Probably not, as i said to OGF the humidity is the killer in Europe, here when it is hot the humidity can be in the 20% range whereas in the UK it is over 50 or 60%. The humidity makes a hell of a difference.
Just crank up the A/C (or do what I do and take a book to the shopping mall and enjoy their’s.)
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Oh yes, couldn’t live without fly screens, or “mosquito” screens, as we call them, especially out here in the country. They’re fundamental. That’s the first home-improvement we did, when we moved in.
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I’ve read that it’s possible mosquitos favour people with a certain blood group. Regardless if that’s true or not they certainly like me, as do other kinds of flying insect pests that bite.
Spray is a summertime essential…even in parts of Sussex!
Must order some more.
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I always thought they went after those with the sweetest blood! It must be true because at a family BBQ a mossie flew past my Mother, my Brother, his wife and children to get to me!
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Oh to be favoured! 
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I think that all of us get bitten at some time, but I think it’s the bodies response that makes the difference…An over production of histamine will cause swelling and itching.
An under production of histamine and you won’t even know you’ve been bitten.
Also this…
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When I first came to Australia I would not sleep without a mozzie coil burning because a bite use to itch and swell like mad. These days I hardly even notice the bite.
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Do you think that your body has built up a resistance to the bites Bruce?
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To be honest Bruce, it’s usually too cold to have a window open most of the time, and in the summer when it’s hot Mossies aren’t too much of a problem unless you live in Scotland or near water. But I’m just concerned about my delicate skin so I don’t take chances…
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I tried Aerogard last time I was in Australia - made no difference, still got bitten!
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I don’t think it works on ‘Crocs and snakes’ Sheila…
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Crocs and snakes were not the problem - I just run away 
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