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Evening folks. Such a lot of posts to catch up with so I will just say my first thoughts for food you can eat in the shower include celery... and lots of fruit and veg.
I have never understood people who say they have a cup of tea in there... surely it would be mostly shower water!
Yes most fans just move air around so if it's already warm air... you need to stick a bowl of ice cubes or frozen bottle of water in front of the fan so it blows cooled air.
My 'bondage' boot for broken ankle is fabulous in the heat ... not! It is basically a huge toe to knee-length piece of foam that you wrap around and overlap and it sits in a huge plastic cage with many Velcro straps that you cinch!
Have I made it sound very fetching?
Cheers
Oh, thank you Gill H, it's still very hot here in Hampshire, 32 currently in our lounge with the fan directed on me. The bedroom is 34.My OH is not bothered by the heat, until last night he was still snuggled under the duvet whilst I had not even a sheet. Last night he decided it was quite hot and threw the quilt off. I love summer but this is too much, hopefully it's due to cool down at the weekend, then up to North Yorkshire for 7 days,where it should be cooler. Have a date for my surgery now, 27th July.A little apprehensive. Lots of hugs for you and your OH, and keep being jollyish, you are really good at keeping people's moral up on this blog.
Jen x
thanks for the tip shimmering. about the frozen bottle of water.
Gill, I went on the wagon for 2 years after I finished work, dropped just short of 4 stones in all. Put half a stone back on with HT for my PC recurrence but still stabe again.
Harvest time was my favourite all round, the hours were long and I only remember it being sunny. Probably selective memory though.
I have a confession about the matches though - I don't like football, never did. My dad was a Leeds RL fan and although he took me to a few matches I didn't like that either!

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OMG, Shimmering Unicorn, that is pure torture, so so horrendous. The kinky things people will do for pleasure or should that be pain. Seriously
I feel for you. Roll on cooler weather.
Jen x
Evening Shimmer
Celery is the best idea yet for chomping on in the bath or shower! A plate of crudités - carrots, celery, not cheese, lettuce and baby tomatoes would be fab. And to save on washing up, simply run the empty plate under the hose or dip it in the bath water. All in one whilst washing away the day's grime.
Sounds like Top Tips in Viz.
Yep, your bondage boot sounds very alluring indeed, my lovely xxx
Thank you sweetie, but everyone here does exactly the same job at keeping all our engines running.
I think your hubby and OH are cut from the same cloth as he's been impervious to the heat so far.
The 27th of July will be here before you know it my lovely, but till then just go about your normal routine and then relax. The bonus of spending time in Harrogate and then at your sister's will also give you good things to concentrate on.
Big boiling hot hugs and love xxx
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