今日は、割と良いお天気になりました。午後３時ごろからしばらく雨が降りそうな予報でしたが、お昼過ぎにぱらぱらっとほんの一瞬しただけで、そのあとはカンカン照りの暑いくらいなりました。最高気温１８度。最低気温は、なんと９度です、９度。７月なんですけど〜。で、来る来ると言われるばかりのあのヒートウェーブはどうなった？と思い検索してみましたら、今週末にヒートウェーブで３０度くらいまで、場所によっては（なぜか北の方）４０度になるかも、とのこと。「知らんけど」的に「長期予報は間違うこともあるので、期待し過ぎないで」とも書かれておりました（笑）。いや、間違うこともっていうか、たいてい違うよね。いずれにせよ、この辺りの予報を見るとそんなに上がる予報にはなっていず、最高２１度までしか見当たりません。本物のヒートウェーブはいらないのですが、２２、３度前後の快晴の日がしばらく続いてくれるとありがたい。とにかく、今年は夏服をほとんど着ることが出来ません、半袖の上に羽織もの、では出られない気候なんです、結構たくさん夏服を買ってしまってから、イギリスでは着る機会がほとんどないことに気づきました（涙）。
It was mostly quite good weather today with just a sprinkle of rain for a few seconds until early evening, when it did rain some. It was actually very hot with the sun on my back when I was doing some gardening. The highest temperature 18C. However, the lowest temperature is 9C. Is it really July? And what happened to the heatwave they keep telling us we are going to have? I did a quick search online and found some information telling me that we will get a heatwave this weekend with the highest temperature reaching 30C, in some places (in the north rather than the south) up to 40C. Wow! Of course it also says long term weather forecast 'isn't always accurate'. Well, it's very seldom accurate actually. Anyway, looking at the forecast, I don't think we, in this area, is getting the heatwave next weekend, I can only see 21C as the highest temperature expected. I don't really want to have a real heatwave, I just want some steady weather with a temperature around 22C, 23C with the sun. I haven't been able to wear summer clothes this year, a short sleeve with something light on top hasn't been enough. Somehow I have bought more summer clothes than usual, then realised we don't have many days we can wear them.
わたしの風邪は、ちょっと風邪気味、くらいの感じになり、まだ体力を使うことや根を詰めるようなことは出来ませんが、普通に生活できるレベルになりました。お薬が切れてくると鼻が詰まるのが厄介で、これが治ってくれるともっと楽になるのですが、元々鼻炎持ちなので弱いところに残りがち。（昨日胃が痛くなったので、お薬の回数を減らしています。）そして、唇がガサガサになってしまい、それが剥けて腫れてます。それでも、寝込んだ割には、長く辛い風邪でなくて良かったです。寝込むほどではないけど結構辛いのが１週間も１０日も続くという風邪の方が返って辛かったりしますよね。警戒しつつ（昨日、妹から「歳なんだから無理しないで。」とメッセージが来ました、ははは！）、お昼過ぎに少しだけお庭仕事もしました。そして、幸い土曜日なのでディナーも作らなくて良くて、夫が作ってくれました、わ〜い！
My cold is getting better, it's like "I've got a bit of a cold" level now. I still don't have enough energy to do something heavy or something needs concentration for a long time, but my life is more or less back to normal. I do get my nose blocked up when the medicine isn't working, which is a bit tiring and uncomfortable, but I get allergic reactions on my nose all the time so that is my weak part and a cold can stay there for a bit. (I'm taking the medicine less often now because I had a stomach ache yesterday.) Also my lips got so dry and flakey then now a little swallen without skin as the dry skin came off! Still, I'm doing much better than I expected considering such bad two days in the beginning, I'm glad. Sometimes, a medium heavy cold can drag forever, which can be worse. I did do a little gardening but I was careful not to overdo it. (My sister sent me a message telling me not to push myself too much because I'm not young any more!" Also, lucky me! It's a Saturday! My husband cooked the dinner.
夫が作ってくれた夕食は、ローマ風パスタ（玉ねぎ、茄子、トマトのソース）。イタリア人のお友達、レティチアさんのレシピを使って作ってくれました。茄子の食感が柔らかくとろけて、でも柔らか過ぎず、とても美味しかったです！
So, my husband cooked Pasta alla Norma from our Italian friend, Letizia's recipe. The aubergines texture was perfect, meltingly soft but not too soft. It was delicious.
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