Ouch, part 2395 approx.

I stupidly got myself burnt again yesterday. AGAIN. For Christ's sake, is there no chance of me ever learning from my own mistakes??? Apparently not...
I'm quite glad I took advantage of the heat though, as today has been damp, subdued and considerably cooler than the past week or so. And NO - I am NOT glad to have 'a break from the heat'. If you want to listen to one of those British people who start complaining about being too hot on the dozen or so days every year when we actually, finally get something resembling Summer, then I suggest you try another blog.

By the way - hoping you can learn from my experiences today - my tips for 'Things To Avoid When You Have Sunburnt Arms' include: getting food out of an oven that has been cooking at 200C, rubbing your arms against a brick wall as you're doing some weeding, allowing your young son to grab hold of you unexpectedly when his hands are covered in sand, and getting into a hot shower.

In other news, I have been far too busy enjoying the glorious weather to be bothered about blogging regularly. I've managed to get a bit of cycling done, I've swum in the sea a couple of times after work and (up until yesterday) I've been doing all that without vastly improving my chances of developing skin cancer.  I am feeling far more buoyant than I have for months, and I am forcing myself to ignore the fact that the year is half over and we're already past the shortest night...
I am also trying to persuade Philippa that we should move somewhere abroad where this kind of weather is a regular occurrence rather than a rare treat, but so far, so NO.

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