tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3669069503263161035..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: “The Walnut Tree”Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20623335145711422492015-07-01T09:00:30.397+02:002015-07-01T09:00:30.397+02:00And there is nothing wrong with our thermometers.....And there is nothing wrong with our thermometers...<br />plural... they can't all be wrong!!<br />No, Ken, we are in an oven down here...<br />and it has reached you today...<br />here it is cloudy and cool... 25.6 Selsey Bills as I type!<br />I am about to melt holes in a very large, black tarp before the cloud passes over!!<br />Or gets burnt off!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66862252900079266292015-06-30T20:51:08.486+02:002015-06-30T20:51:08.486+02:00I love rolling countrysideI love rolling countrysideGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20911491285911933162015-06-30T19:14:18.767+02:002015-06-30T19:14:18.767+02:00Ken, really enjoy your photo tours through the cou...Ken, really enjoy your photo tours through the country. Always a welcome relief for anyone (me) stuck in a big city. Well done! TerryMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043593098058614316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57031929779906551832015-06-30T18:05:32.297+02:002015-06-30T18:05:32.297+02:00BTW, it's 33ºC in our loft right now.BTW, it's 33ºC in our loft right now.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69146770367840403222015-06-30T18:03:02.850+02:002015-06-30T18:03:02.850+02:0027 degrees Celsius is over 80 F. Our low temp., 18...27 degrees Celsius is over 80 F. Our low temp., 18 degrees C, is about 65 F. Something is wrong with your thermometer.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67807826615298635792015-06-30T13:48:03.497+02:002015-06-30T13:48:03.497+02:00We arrived in Saint-Aignan in early June 2003, and...We arrived in Saint-Aignan in early June 2003, and yes we were here through the whole canicule. August was the worst. I remember we got the Peugeot in early August, and for a couple of weeks we would go out for afternoon drives just to spend time in the air-conditioned vehicle. The thermometer in the car read 40 or 41 on many of those days.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54194054283802526512015-06-30T13:39:33.176+02:002015-06-30T13:39:33.176+02:00That was the outdoor temperature!!
Indoors we were...That was the outdoor temperature!!<br />Indoors we were a coolish 23<br /><br />We are currently at 35 out [in full sun] 32 in shade and 30 in...<br />the most comfortable place is on a chair, indoors, between the two open doors...<br />but I am about to shutter one of those as the sun is just coming round...<br />everything is totally parched and the potager is now being watered morning and evening...<br /><br />But this is nothing compared to 2003, when having bought the house.... <br />we visited that August, during the canicule that killed so many...<br />then we had 44 in shade and 33 in the longère...<br />you two were fully ensconced then, weren't you?<br />Did you measure your temperatures then?<br /><br />But, yes, we do seem to get some extremes of temperature...<br />I think that this might be the only valley where hot air sinks??Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62197050947896691422015-06-30T11:52:47.094+02:002015-06-30T11:52:47.094+02:00Our low temperature this morning was 18.3ºC. By 6 ...Our low temperature this morning was 18.3ºC. By 6 a.m. I had all the doors and windows open to let that cool air into the house. Was 27 the temperature in your house or outdoors? I didn't notice our inside temperature this morning, but it could have been as high as 22, I think. Are you in Hell down there? Our outdoor high yesterday was just below 29.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36555269740970119132015-06-30T11:24:40.191+02:002015-06-30T11:24:40.191+02:00I was meaning the Monday after Wimbledon finishes....I was meaning the Monday after Wimbledon finishes....<br />it was 27 Centipedes here this morning at 7:30....<br />it was 28 Centipedes yesterday at around 8PM....<br />I don't call that cool!!<br /><br />But, there is a steady breeze...<br />and, if you get in the shade...<br />now that is cool!!<br /><br />Need more tea!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58348487144704844642015-06-30T10:44:07.029+02:002015-06-30T10:44:07.029+02:00Ellen, yes, that is the plan. We have plenty of ti...Ellen, yes, that is the plan. We have plenty of time.<br /><br />Tim, Wimbledon doesn't end until July 12 or so — if it doesn't get rained out for some days between now and then. Not sure what you mean about "cooler" but it certainly is much cooler at 6 a.m. than at 6 p.m.!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86615654209228649422015-06-30T10:37:06.442+02:002015-06-30T10:37:06.442+02:00Bit cooler? BIT COOLER??
You jest madame, you jest...Bit cooler? BIT COOLER??<br />You jest madame, you jest!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46903467112046779652015-06-30T09:51:55.271+02:002015-06-30T09:51:55.271+02:00I was just about to say the same thing! That said,...I was just about to say the same thing! That said, though, he should do the moving early in the morning, when it is still a bit cooler, and relax with tennis in the afternoon. Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87665728246415369842015-06-30T08:19:52.783+02:002015-06-30T08:19:52.783+02:00"By the coming weekend, Walt should be moved ..."<i>By the coming weekend, Walt should be moved back in and our house will get back to normal</i>"....<br />Ken, you aren't going to make him move all his stuff back during Wimbledon, are you?<br />Surely you can wait until the Monday after!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com