Hot Enough to Fry an Egg on the sidewalk
HOT
Quimperland is experiencing a heat wave with temperatures more than 10 degrees C over the average, and records falling all over the place…it is expected to continue for several days…today was so hot, Jane needed two fans to cool herself down…
Roses of June
Garden
Two years ago the Quimper Hitty humans had some concrete foundations poured so the house could be on a solid footing – much needed for our peace of mind in this earthquake prone part of the Pacific “Rim of Fire”. One thing that had to go was a venerable old rose bush. It was already ancient when we moved here 25 years ago, with a huge bole, and massive root system. It came out in two big chunks, which we moved to the back garden, but were not sure would survive the shock – but voilà! After being coddled, encouraged, fertilized, sprayed with sulphur and being watered one chunk of it has sprung to life and is leaning over our driftwood archway. The other chunk is struggling but we are hopeful…
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