As the forecast says, this morning started both cool and cloudy. The cloud is slowly dissipating now, and the temperature is beginning to rise. By late afternoon it will be above 30° C, but maybe only by one degree no more according to the latest revision. Today the bright sun will probably bake my bedroom again. It is tomorrow when things get interesting. It will be another very sunny day with temperature possibly reaching 32° C, but at some time there could be a thunderstorm. No time is predicted for this thunderstorm, and I guess it is only predicted because the ingredients are there if the weather should decide to use them. Curiously enough, the BBC forecast agrees with the temperature prediction, and also warns of thunderstorms at some unpredictable time. The day after get the same treatment.
 
   Yesterday morning I was feeling tired, and although I speculated that I might end up going for a walk, I didn't. I just felt lazy.....or maybe it wasn't lazy but just ordinary tired. I did try and snooze several times, but I don't think I actually fell asleep, although I was definitely laying on my bed with my eyes closed several times. Although it was still very warm in my bedroom, it was not the furnace heat of the previous day, and in a way it was enjoyable to lay there not sweating.

  Before I got too lazy I did do several chores. I had a shower, and while I didn't actually wash it (and I don't know why not) I rinsed some of the sweat out of my hair. I also watered the garden, and inspect it for more cat or fox poo. I am happy to report I didn't see any new little deposits. My final chore before relaxing was to wash a couple of t-shirts and some underwear.

  Yesterday I actively tried to conserve my dwindling stocks of Diet Coke. For most of the day I was drinking squash, but before the squash I found an unopened bottle of sparkling mineral/spring water in the fridge. (I thought it was a bottle I had refilled at first). I really don't like warm and flat tap water, and prefer to  drink it chilled, but the sparkling water, essentially soda water, was really nice. That set me off on an investigation.

  I logged onto Amazon and had a look at what was on offer for soda water makers. Most were quite expensive, and most were so because they were big fancy things that looked more like some of the weird and wonderful lager dispensers in pubs. I found a couple that were very basic, and a lot cheaper. Out of a choice of four identical looking units I bought the cheapest for around £22. I also ordered 30 CO² bulbs for it while I was at it. It didn't seem too outrageous an investment even if the novelty wears off, but providing the things doesn't fall apart or explode, I reckon I will be using it a lot even when summer is over.

  I felt very hungry yesterday. It was probably mostly boredom, but maybe not 100% boredom. At lunchtime I wanted something exciting, but not too heavy.  My choice was possibly a bit weird on a hot day, but I opted for a couple of cans of soup. The first can was one I had been thinking about for a day or two. It was lentil and bacon soup. I don't think it was a very good recipe, probably not enough bacon, but it was still nice. The second soup was one well past it's "Best Before" date. I found it behind other cans. It was a German inspired sausage soup. I can't remember what the actual description was, but it did have some sliced sausage along with a lot of marrowfat peas in it. It was very enjoyable.

  I'm sure I had some sort of snack mid afternoon, but I can't think what it might have been - probably just a chunk of cheese. Dinner, part one, was cold chicken shish kebab. It was nice, but I wanted more, and so I followed it with two Pink Lady apples with a chunk of cheese. (I find apple and cheese goes together so well that I rarely eat apples without some cheese). An hour or so after that I found myself eating a packet (from within a packet) of sugar free vanilla wafers. I have to admit I ate them mechanically with little enjoyment. In a strange way they were a substitute for a cigarette.

  I had a couple of large vodka and Diet Cokes as a nightcap before going to bed. By that time my bedroom was feeling quite warm, although it may have just been the food and vodka that made me feel that way. It was also feeling stuffy despite the window being open. There seems to be almost no wind at all to stir the air up. I initially slept with the fan blowing on me, but some time in the early hours of the morning I woke up feeling a bit cold....or bits of me felt cool. Other bits didn't seem to. Judging by how damp my pillow was this morning (and during the night) I think my face was still feeling hot and sweaty all night.

  I can't make up my mind if I slept well or not last night. I think I may have woken up quite a lot during the night. Sometime it was in response to noises coming in the open window. My neighbours woke me up at 5.20am when they drove off somewhere. They seems to be back an hour or so later. It feels like it would be nice to get more deep sleep this morning, but maybe that is just because Sunday's are traditionally very boring, and it would be good to sleep through the whole day.

  Some of my plans for today are already in action, and one has been completed. I have had a shower, and washed my hair properly. It, and the rest of my body feels so good after getting all the stale sweat off it. At the end of the shower I started the process of washing a t-shirt. I am washing this one by itself because it is white, and I don't want to wash it with a red towel I will be washing next. That white t-shirt has some mystery stains on it. They could almost have been drops of blood, but were more likely Guinness or something. There is a light splatter of brown dots, and a more dense one that seems to have originated from inside the pocket of this t-shirt. I cannot imagine what happened there.

  The big question today is whether I will be going out for a walk. Last night I checked a map to look at alternative ways of getting to Blackheath. There does seem to be a slightly shorter route, but not by much. I want to try it, but maybe not under a blazing sun. My feeling at the moment is that I probably won't go for a walk today even though I really do need the exercise. I'll see how I feel after I have watered the garden, and done the laundry.