Bye Bye Cold!

Yipee!  The weather has started to warm up.  In fact I think we might be getting rid of the duvet soon.  I couldn't believe how cold it was when I came back from the UK in January.  It had got to as low as 6 degrees (and even lower whilst we were away).  This is not too cold you might think if you are in a nice centrally heated house, but when you are sitting inside a house that is built to withstand the 'heat' believe me you are chilled to the bone.

When we returned from the UK, Anthony brought with him a toe-curlingly chesty cough.  It went on for a good couple of weeks and he was feeling very sorry for himself.  Amelie developed an ear infection around the same time.  All in all, I think most of the month of January was spend cocooned in the flat trying to keep warm and dry.  I managed to do some DIY double glazing using plastic bags from Emirates, and some selotape! We had a couple of electric heaters which were going pretty constantly througout the day.

What made this cold situation worse is that Ray forgot to pack my winter clothes when leaving the UK (managed to bring all his stuff mind you!) so I ended up wearing 10 T shirts and cardigins to try and keep warm.  Then as the weather warmed up slightly everything began to feel cold and damp.  Then the mold started growing on the walls, ceilings, and on everything in the bathroom.  I was really beginning to get fed up as it was only last week that the warm weather returned.  This means that instead of it being 10-16 degrees in our bedroom at night, it is more like 18 - 20 degrees.

I need to enjoy this weather now.  Blue skies, warm to hot, nice cooling winds and not too much humidity.  I am also hoping that I will cope better with the heat of the summer as I will have a gradual acclimatisation this year.