Summer is here .... well, for a limited period only !!!

Well today it is 01 August and we are still waiting for our Summer.  The weather forecasters are saying we are going to get another mini heatwave, lasting from today until Wednesday.  Wow.  Three days.  When is the rest of summer arriving or is this it ?  I went out in the car this morning and it said 'outside temperature 27C'.  I now know that is 80.6F - I've done my homework and found if you multiply the temperature in C by 1.8, then add 32, you get the temperature in F.  Although judging by the weather at the moment, it might be better just to think of a number, times it by 1.8, add any other number of your choice, take away the number you first thought of and then pretend that will be the temperature for the day.  Okay so the forecasters might have got the temperature right but it's still quite breezy and there is no sun to speak of.  I had big plans for today.  I was going to have a day in the garden.  Oh no, I don't mean 'doing' the garden, digging, planting, that kind of thing - just lazing.  Doing nothing.  It didn't really happen.  I made us a sandwich for lunch and sat out there and ate it.  That was it. 

Now we just have to hope that the weather stays fine for Saturday and we will have a boozy, lazy, barbecue day.  Yes, this is the same barbecue that we've been waiting to have since the beginning of May.  I'm quite looking forward to a nice day in the garden with plenty of wine.  I think I'll have deserved it by then as I'm looking after two of my relations houses until Thursday/Friday.  Seriously, our weather has just not been good enough to enjoy a nice barbecue.  So watch this space.  I'd say 'pics of the barbecue to follow' but I'm still not holding my breath !  So here is just a picture of the barbecue, sitting in the corner, not getting much use !