Changing

The deed is done. The ‘yes’ has been spoken. The handshakes have been (virtually speaking) shaken (via video messaging) and I am on my way to a new level of management.

Now I’m going to talk about something else….

And it’s that age-old staple of British conversation – the weather!

I mowed the back lawn yesterday and got surrounded by a cloud of dust. I honestly cannot remember a drier, hotter, closer time than we’ve had these past few weeks. The lingering cold of Winter that hijacked our Spring this year seems long-forgotten as we bask in stifling conditions that would seem more akin to Northern Africa. I’m not the only one to notice this and find it a bit baffling am I? I love the Summer but I must confess that even I found yesterday a bit much. Even the blustery wind – which normally in East Anglia drags the temperature down about 10 degrees – felt like being blasted by an oversized hair dryer stuck on full heat. And the forecasts say this will go on for at least another two weeks!

For those of you that hate the hot, however, I bring a bit of good news…. The schools all break up in three weeks time so it’s bound to be pissing down by then.

RC 2-7-18