Nice lunch, more noise, cooling

 Well, it wasn't significantly cooler yesterday, we were still melting, the car thermometer showed 30 deg on our way back from lunch out.  It was a very nice lunch, I had chicken caesar salad whilst husband had haddock, chips and mushy peas.  We had egg on toast for a simple little supper later.

Neighbour Mr X and his brother have been working on the barn conversion themselves this week, so it's been intermittently noisy.  I don't think either of them are builders, they jointly own a motorbike shop I think, but they do seem to be 'have a go' types.  Mr X was telling husband yesterday that they've had a structural engineer in to examine the barn as apparently there's rather a large crack in the gable end wall.  The engineer said it needs rectifying as a matter of urgency, else the wall (plus the roof and other walls I imagine) is in danger of falling down.  He apparently told Mr X and brother what they need to do, so they've been doing it.  I hope for their sakes (and the sakes of any future guests, as it will be a holiday home when completed) that they'll have the engineer back to check on the work in due course!  No sign of any new 'proper' builders yet.

We haven't really been that much affected by the noise this week, as it's been too hot to sit out in the garden anyway.  We've had all the windows open, but with the noise of our fans which are going all day, the banging and machinery noises from next door aren't too intrusive.

The weather people are saying the temperatures will drop from today and for the next week, to what we should have for this time of year.....I do hope so, I need some energy back!  Plus I need to finish sewing (crocheting) up the cardigan, before getting on with the cuffs and edging.