Back to work...hot and bothered

It's a beautiful sunny morning here in London ~ let's hope it's not as humid as yesterday!

I went back to work on Friday after missing two weeks through illness. It was so hot and stuffy, traders and customers quite listless ~ the forecast threatened thunderstorms in the afternoon, but these didn't happen. Exhausted when I got home, but had Saturday to look forward to ~ the Saturday market is outside so you get more fresh air and the famous afternoon wind of greenwich, off the river.

Saturday started well ~ another bright morning. By midday it was scorchio-hot, cotton covers up for some shade and loads of cool liquids consumed (no amber nectar unfornately). By 3pm, it was hot, humid and airless ~ where is the wind when you want it???? At 4pm, I had a "paddle" in a washing-up bowl of cold water...bliss. By 5.30pm I was soaked to the skin!!!

Flash thunderstorm hit as we were packing up ~ everything bunged under the table as no time to pack properly and load the car, then a sprint to the car to take refuge from the storm overhead. It was like someone had opened the sky and poured a bucket of water over us! After 20 minutes, the rain had slowed (not stopped) enough to pack the car ~ boxes and covers soaked. Drove 3 miles home and although they had a thunderstorm, not a single drop of rain....grrrrrrrr!!

Boxes now strawn on the floor with contents drying, ready to be checked and cleaned tomorrow.

Took a rough pic of my Friday stall at Greenwich Market ~ camera phones are not the best quality :(