The thunder has been circling for several hours now, at a distance. It’s relatively chilly outside just now and quite windy. Inside it’s 29C. Apparently it’s 26C in Scotland  this afternoon.

It was nice to sit outside and read for a while this morning.  Then I wrote part 66 of ” not the war diary “. I don’t know if it’s my imagination or wishful thinking, but is there just a chance something is changing for the better in Ukraine?

Then I made peanut butter. ( energy food….and I like it…a lot.)

After that I spent most of the rest of today working on my next local scene. I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get more done.

Despite eating quite a lot of peanut butter.

I had a nice break/siesta and finished the latest Gamache book.

Oh, and I washed my dress by hand , wrung it out and in about 3 hours it was dry. Despite having a large selection of clothes I inevitably only wear the same 2 or 3 outfits all summer. I can’t remember  when I last used the washing machine. 

Tomorrow  I’ll need to finish 2 paintings and then maybe begin another one.

But now it’s wine time.

Cheers 🍷🍷