A day at the pool

I’m back in my hammock, no surprises there! What is surprising is how long this spell of hot weather is lasting. We put on the summer duvet this morning, rather belatedly, because the winter duvet has been far too hot over the last week or two. Then, as is traditional, I took the winter duvet to the dry-cleaners so that it will be nice and fresh for the autumn. We spent most of today at David Lloyd’s, where the good weather has turned the poolside into a bustling area with people competing for the sun loungers. As it is Sunday there were also lots of children splashing around. James and I niftily bagged a couple of sun loungers and swam and relaxed and read our books, for all the world as if we were in Sorrento. Well, not quite, because we lacked the requisite stunning sea views beyond the pool. However it was extremely pleasant. We came home at about 4 p.m. to find the cats lying on the table in the back room, enjoying the sunshine. 

Last night we ended up watching the very last episode of the tv series “The Marvellous Mrs Maisel” which had a worthy and quite exciting ending to the eponymous heroine’s story of becoming a stand up comedian in the early 1960s, played by Rachel Brosnahan with a very good supporting cast. And earlier in the week we watched the last ever episode of “Ted Lasso” which was also a fitting ending for a very enjoyable show. I think that we will watch a film tonight, after dinner.