27 juin 2008

Summer finally arrives

From the ridiculous to the sublime. First 2 weeks in June, cloud, rain & temperatures more worthy of April. 3rd weekend in June, blazing sunshine, a sweltering 33C. We've now had over a week of hot, sunny weather. Long may the sunshine continue, though preferably with temperatures a few degrees lower.

Fairly quiet week since our return from the Côte d'Azur - been too hot to do much. With less football to watch (apart from marvelling over the Fabulous spanish number 10) and only a row over government censorship of state television to distract me, I've even buckled down to a decent writing stint...

Not all work though, another short break coming up though. A last minute decision to spend the weekend in Vichy means we get to see a different part of France. La bienheureuse has been there since yesterday morning on a work 'bonding' trip, and I'm driving across after lunch to join her for two nights. Be interesting to visit the centre of collaborationist France...