The flowers are out in London after a heatwave. I feel freezing cold, returning to the UK from Hong Kong and Singapore. The London temperature is now 20 degrees C, according to a handy kitchen clock which gives not only the time but all sorts of other useful information, of which the most useful is the temperature.
I went onto a temperature conversion website to find out what 20 degrees means in fahrenheit. It is 68 degrees f. I know sixty is chilly but 70 is warm. Why do I feel so cold at 20? Is it because I am tired?
The apples are dropping from the trees. The figs are not yet ripe. England's wine growers have had a great year.
However, parts of France have not been doing so well. Hail hits in the cooler areas of the cooler countries, not Italy and Portugal but Northern France. Where exactly? French areas of the Loire and Bordeaux are susceptible to hail which can arrive suddenly. Hail stones the size of golf balls can not only spoil the grapes. Hail stones can damage or destroy the support system, the roots of the vines.
So, as you sip your wine, beer, juice or water, or tea or coffee, just enjoy the picture of flowers in sunny weather outside the Wetherspoons Moon & Sixpence pub. This branch has tables at the from if you like to see and be seen, watching traffic and passers-by, or tables in the garden at the back. Several more restaurants in Hatch End and London have outdoor seating for eating and drinking.
http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit.htm
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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