July has had some very hot spells which have often broken with a cracking storm and now we have been peppered with hailstones as well, these ranged up to pigeon egg size and have left the cars with loads of little dents.
The plants fared much worse and the tomatoes and potatos have been damaged. The pumpkins and courgettes which had been growing at a prodigous rate on the llama compost fared worst of all. their broad leaves were shredded by hail and many of the runners broken up, we will have to see if they can recover fast enough to support their pumpkins.
July is also Ruadhri’s birthday, here is his cake, a Mechwarrior after the computer game he inherited from his big brother
July is Tour de France month as well, we were fortunate enough for the tour to pass close by again on Bastille day, the downside was that most of La Chartre was there as well. Still we found a good place at the top of the hill and landed lots of goodies from the circus. It wasn’t as good a position for the cycling but you have to have your priorities right! When we got home we watched the race highlights on ITV4 and they showed the start in Limoge and then cut to the last 30Km in excruciating detail. Come on ITV, the highlights are supposed to be the highlights. The coverage used to show some of the beautiful places in France but the tour crossed 150 Km of Limousin without a single picture. Thats the second year that they have expunged Limousin from the racing map!
On the knee front I progressed rapidly off the crutches and got back to normal. It’s a little stiff after any inactivity but I’m really pleased with the op and am much more confident when working. Thanks Dr Chatta !
Posted on 24 July by Chris
Tags: birthday, hail, storm, Tour de France