Today is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. It is a definitely a day for you humans to be more dog. What I mean is, live in the moment and enjoy it. Don\u2019t start thinking that the days will all get shorter again from here until you reach midwinter. The fact is that today will be light for a good long time and you can have a lovely day of daylight. You don\u2019t need to have got up at first light or stay up until very last thing to enjoy it. Simply enjoy the parts that you want to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s forecast to be warm here, so I shall spend much of the day sitting under my favourite tree in the garden. I\u2019m not sure why that particular one is my favourite, but it is. It\u2019s the one I had my photograph taken sitting under when we first viewed the house. I liked it then and I still like it now. It\u2019s shady, and cool and I get a great view of most of the back garden as well as being able to see out to the road if I want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ari says he\u2019s happier indoors if he needs shade. His problem is that he doesn\u2019t like to let Mum out of his sight, whereas if I can hear her when she calls that\u2019s all I need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum is quite glad it\u2019s light early at the moment as we have a delivery that could arrive anytime from 7am. She says it\u2019s bad enough having to get up earlier than normal but doesn\u2019t seem quite so bad when the sun is already shining. It\u2019s a new garden table and chairs so I suspect if it does come early she will be having breakfast outside to try it out. That suits me rather well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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