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[Oma]

Storm has gone home , it's started to rain here but even that is warm,
We could do with a good downpour and some thunder, cool the air down.

Plant
Only able to open the top window must be a pain.
The Gooseberry's I bought were Polish I think English gooseberry's are better but you just can't find them anywhere up here.

[Gemini]

Hello everyone.

Today is our last day in Canada. We don't fly home until 8 pm (4 am your time!) So we have most of today in Vancouver. We had a lovely meal last night and are going to walk down to the waterfront area this morning.

[Daisy]

It's certainly been hot here today, and still is. I've spent most of the afternoon reading indoors, and feeling too tired to do anything. I can understand now why those people who hate hot weather feel.

OH is doing some wood turning as he says it's cooler in the shed. Eva is just waiting for it to cool down a bit so she can have a shower in the garden. I must remember that the water in the hose pipe will be hot and run it off first! I saw a horrific picture of a toddler who got seriously scalded by water from a hosepipe that had been out in the sun.

My DIL1 is on her way back from a holiday in Portugal where it's been low-to-mid 30s. At least she won't need to put on extra layers when she gets home.

Gem, I hope you're having a lovely time in Vancouver, and look forward to hearing all about it when you have time. Safe journey home. Do you have a stopover and will you be able to sleep?

[Gemini]

That hot weather must be so tiring for you Daisy

It's a 9 hour flight from Vancouver to Heathrow. I think we are due in around 1.30 tomorrow afternoon UK time
We go straight to the airport hotel we stayed in before we flew to get some sleep.. I rarely get any sleep on overnight flights,OH does a bit better usually.
Train home on Monday morning, hopefully a little refreshed by then!

I can't say we are loving Vancouver, but the greyness doesn't help!

[Nanto2girls]

Daisy, its been another very warm one here as well.
We haven't had any thunder and lightening,not yet anyway.

Some parts of the garden centre were lovely and cool.

[Daisy]

Gem, it's certainly a long journey, and the seats aren't always very comfortable. I used to sleep well on overnight flights, but less so as I got older. I find it helps to set my watch/phone to BST/GMT as soon as we get on the plane. I try and think myself into the home time zone, and it does help to reduce jet lag. I hope S manages to sleep well this time. What a pity the weather in Vancouver was so grey.

Nato, I'm glad you've escaped the thunder storms. Did you buy anything at the garden centre?

I had to water several plants tonight. They were very droopy, especially hydrangeas. Then Eva wanted her play shower - she loves the hosepipe and chases the jets of water, in between being hosed down. She came in very wet, but OH towelled her dry and she's slept all evening. It was far too warm to walk her even after it was dark.