Where we used to live, it was 35°C today. Here, it was 16°C maximum, and 14°C and drizzly for most of the afternoon.
We know because The Old Friends BW are coming to stay in a week’s time – the first time we have seen them face-to-face for nearly 4 years – and we were emailing to confirm the arrangements.
Never before have we seen a 19°C difference in temperature between two places in England that are 300 miles apart.
We went into town: everyone else was wearing winter coats. We had on summer attire.
It occurred to me that if it were winter and 14 degrees, we would be wearing many layers and turning up the thermostat. In winter I would feel cold at that temperature: in summer somehow it just seems different; refreshingly cool.
We are drowning in berries. They are ripening faster than we can pick them. Delicious.
Scoakat
Yes, that would be light jacket weather over here, maybe, but certainly not winter gear. The time of year does make a big difference. I don’t think we’ll have that issue now for quite some time – it’s been hot!