Well, May certainly went out on a high! High temperatures that is. We have officially had a heatwave this last week. Temperatures hit the 30s and whilst we love to see the sun, we also desperately seek the shade once the temperature goes up too high! You can imagine that our newly installed solar panels have been very useful - I don't think we've used any electricity from the grid since they were installed and have even exported power each day when our battery was full.
We tried out to a new Indian restaurant on Friday evening and went back to our friends' house afterwards for coffee and it was so lovely to be sitting out in the garden until it became dark.
Our knit and natter group had met earlier in the day and we also sat outside from 11 - 3 although I did nab a seat in the shade. Somewhere between these two outdoor events I managed to become a target to some kind of biting insect and have spent the weekend trying (unsuccessfully) not to scratch a nasty bite on my ankle.
Yesterday my zumba instructor organised a walk and picnic in Hatfield Forest. It is about 20 minutes drive from where we live and is a beautiful place to spend a sunny day. It's now owned by the National Trust but was originally owned by King Harold. Some of the trees are over 1000 years old. It became a royal hunting forest around 1100 and has over 3500 species of wildlife. Some of the huge rare breed cows that roam around are a bit intimidating but I found this little family particularly cute!
After a walk around the lake we got out our picnic chairs and had lunch together under a large tree in the shade. Adri had arranged for a guitarist to come and play for us and it really was a lovely, relaxing way to spend the afternoon.
So, June has begun in a similar heat although it isn't forecast to last much longer. Schools are back after their May half term week off and normal routines will now resume. I have had a message to say that the balance is due on our flights to Portugal which much mean it is just over six weeks until we go 😎
Do you have holiday plans for the summer?
