Hot weather

Slow week in hot weather. When Ghyll and I go out the sun is stifling. Something blunt and bludgeoning about the sun on a hot day in northern climes: in Florida the sun has sharp canines and so nearly everywhere is airconditioned to the hilt to prevent you coming apart; but in Britain the sun grinds you between its molars whether you’re indoors or outdoors, only letting up around 9pm when it…