a taste of summer for my friends up North
Australia. Summertime. And the livin' is easy. ...well, that's how the song goes... Not so easy in reality, it's hot, damn hot. and getting hotter. It's barely begun and we're in a heatwave with temperatures in the 40s, today was supposed to be 41C, but I didn't watch the news or the weather report so I can't say for sure that it did. Although it certainly did feel like it. By the end of the week we are supposed to get 44C. someone please, help me, I'm melting here.... I had the flat completely closed up while I was at work, not just locked, but the blinds were down, the curtains drawn over them and the awning was pulled down. All in an attempt to keep out the heat. And it worked. I gasped my way up the driveway after getting off the bus, unlocked my door and stepped inside to dim coolness. Bliss! It did warm up a bit (a lot) by the time I'd had dinner and done a few other things, my own body generated heat and so did the TV. I...