Believe it or not, a couple of statistics, the temperature in france today is 40 degrees, in bombay its 28 and in delhi 35. To think that we came to the west to get away from the heat...bad decision....and they still dont have fans and air conditioning. My landlady opens up all doors and windows in the morning and then by 8am, she shuts of everything, shutters included. It seems that keeps the cold in. Also, they live in stone houses. For us, the beautiful green spaces make it worthwhile. 
The sleep under a tree on a hot summer afternoon...you wake up sweaty but the sleep is aaahhhh......heavenly.
Its the sleep you get on the train when heading back home in the middle of the afternoon or when you are travelling by train for a 3 o'clock meeting. The latter makes you too drowsy for good negotiations of course. And some of our friends keep cool by lazing in the water. Thats a pretty good option too. 
And if the temperatures weren't high enough already, yesterday, we had a huge argument on Israel with Tweedledum defending their aggresive stance. My problem is that I cant agree with him on the subject. At a basic level, I just don't believe in their right to exist 'there'. You cant come into someone's country and claim it as yours because Moses led you there 2500 years ago. So the heat got even higher.
Am saving a picture of my baked aubergines for posterity.
Gave myself a pat on the back when they turned out edible. Lesson learnt - keep experimenting, sometimes the result makes it worthwhile.
The sleep under a tree on a hot summer afternoon...you wake up sweaty but the sleep is aaahhhh......heavenly.
Its the sleep you get on the train when heading back home in the middle of the afternoon or when you are travelling by train for a 3 o'clock meeting. The latter makes you too drowsy for good negotiations of course. And some of our friends keep cool by lazing in the water. Thats a pretty good option too. 
And if the temperatures weren't high enough already, yesterday, we had a huge argument on Israel with Tweedledum defending their aggresive stance. My problem is that I cant agree with him on the subject. At a basic level, I just don't believe in their right to exist 'there'. You cant come into someone's country and claim it as yours because Moses led you there 2500 years ago. So the heat got even higher.
Am saving a picture of my baked aubergines for posterity.
Gave myself a pat on the back when they turned out edible. Lesson learnt - keep experimenting, sometimes the result makes it worthwhile.
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