They are forecasting a high temperature of 36°C today. That’s rather hot! It was a relatively cool 20°at 8.00 this morning. In view of the possible overheating later, I dragged myself out of bed and went for a run. I may need to lie down and rest later.
We have had a splendid full moon this weekend. I am told this is a blue moon.
This has nothing to do with its colour. Blue moon is apparently the term used when you have two full moons in one month, one at the beginning of the month and one at the end. It’s also a micromoon, although it doesn’t seem especially small. The moon goes round the earth in an ellipse. So sometimes its closer to the earth and we get a supermoon and sometimes its further away and we get a micromoon. Blue micromoons are relatively rate. That’s a bit of lunar science for us!
With temperatures soaring, here is Madeline Horwath’s cartoon on overlooked challenges in a heatwave.
Incidentally I saw a young goth down by the pool the other day, dressed in black, complete with heavy black eyeliner. I don’t think she went in the water.
Illustrating children’s books is an art form which according to this article is going to get recognition in the form a museum/art gallery in London.
It could be sort of place to go to when you are old enough to become nostalgic about The Gruffalo, The Twits, Hairy McLary from Donaldson’s Dairy, and my favourite Where the Wild Things Are. It’s hard work illustrating children’s stories. I know this having put together a story about a talking cat for my grandchildren.
We know from our experience last Sunday that two of our favourite restaurants here are closed on Sundays. So yesterday we tried to book a table at the Marisqueira for lunch today, only to find that they only accept bookings for evening meals! So we’ll take pot luck and head there at lunchtime, goping we don’t have to stand around in the midday sun waiting for a table.
Hey ho!
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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