Phew what a scorcher

Saturday - and the first day of my holidays, or at least that's what everyone has been saying. In truth I am working tomorrow, but since few others are, this is considered the start.

We are slowly upgrading the lights outside - which means, adding a lot more. The problem is, it's so darn hot. Phew it's a scorcher, currently about 45 in the shade, which equals about 110 in old money.

So we're hiding out in the cool of the house, doing even more lights - this time on the Christmas tree, plus a couple in the windows.

We had hoped to have the troops around of a BBQ / Pizza burn tonight, but everyone is booked out - except Sh & Ca who didn't want to come - hay ho, another time perhaps.

Instead, tonight is the estates 'carol's by candle light' - basically everyone meets up by the lake, and one of the local churches rig up lights and a sound system, and we all sing along. At least we try to sing along - many of the carols we don't really know the words to.

This years we're taking Bingley along, so I don't know how long we'll be staying, it depends how well he behaves.