cooler this morning

for how long is another matter. Yesterday was punishingly hot, even when I went out to water around 7pm it was what my mother would have called muggy........

The chap who made our blinds called yesterday he came at lunchtime to fit them. We have blinds in the sitting room and front and back bedrooms, They did a great job yesterday keeping the back bedroom (sewing room) cool.

Another day the parcel has not been picked up. I am taking it to the PO this morning to see if they will take it, so fed up with carriers.

Load of coloured laundry in, hopefully it will dry,  apparently we could have rain later....we could do with a storm to clear the air.

I had a quiet day yesterday. Flowers from DD1. DD2 had already sent a gift card, a cake from our travelling pastor friends, although I doubt they will be travelling ever again. J was 70 in July and has been badly affected by the  lock down, very nervous about going out where there are crowds of people. My SIL phoned last evening to ask if I had a nice day.

DB is making progress he actually dried up the dishes from supper last night, so he must be feeling better. He is walking up and down the garden a couple of times a day, problem is he comes in and tells me what needs doing, hard luck, looking after him and watering is quite enough thank you, it takes me an hour to do it properly. I did see we have quite a few tomato's coming, need to keep my eye on them, we also look like getting a reasonable apple crop from the small tree. There are a couple of very big apples I may take off and use to make an apple and blackberry crumble. I have blackberries in the freezer from last year. 

Smoked haddock with a poached egg for supper. Finished the swiss roll last night so I think dessert will be a slice of the chocolate cake from our friends. I am trying not to eat between meals just now, so the cake will make a very acceptable dessert.