For the first time this summer I've got out the garden parasol. Our back garden faces west and gets the full blast of the afternoon sun. Until today it has been OK to sit out during the afternoon in the sunlight but today is so warm, and it's predicted to stay that way for the next few days, I thought it time to give the old parasol an airing.
And after an extremely bad night's sleep due to the heat yesterday I've also cracked open our brand-new-although-bought-at-the-beginning-of-last-summer oscilating tower fan (see it was all down to us that the weather has been so cr*p this summer and last - I knew it was tempting fate to buy it). I've given it a quick try-out and although I don't imagine it'll need to be on all night - the noise is a bit too loud for that - it should help to cool the bedroom down initially.
After a stay-at-home no-spend day yesterday I went over to Billericay this morning and managed to get rid of another £31.00. That did include £4.40 for the bus fare (a scandalous price!), £3.90 in the Post Office and £3.00 for a rather nice summer top for myself from one of the charity shops. As it is only a New Look top I could probably have got something similar new in their sale for not much more, but I like it and it fits well so I'm not complaining. That is it for food shopping for the week so the only other expenditure for me should be the bus fare tomorrow to get to the car boot, whatever I spend there, and whatever I spend at the Sunday car boot too. I'll be setting off nice and early tomorrow so that I'm there and back before the temperature gets too hot. And this week I won't be going near Sainsbury's either, 'cause if I 'just nip in there' for something I'll end up spending a lot more than I bargained for.
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