And The Heatwave Breaks.

Burgenland, the new tropics.

It was hot yesterday. Boiling hot. Exhausting hot but thankfully broken by a respite during the night. Sleeping with an open window is a must and it made me appreciate our mosquito netting yet again. Not so much for mosquitoes but more for keeping Mausi in and burglars out.

Family is coming to stay for a night and that meant a big trek to the back bedroom and a lot of linen changing, buying and organizing for the front bedroom. Our cat just sat in the lounge and watched mummy carry endless armloads of clothes, bedding and bathroom utensils. At least a dozen trips and still I didn't think of everything.

Why change you might wonder? The main part of our home is open plan and if we weren't to switch bedrooms with any and all visitors, we would have to wait patiently in bed until they are up, in order to make our first cup of coffee. Well worth switching when you consider that both of us woke up at two this morning! That's more or less our schedule during summer. Moving rooms is a nice opportunity to do bits of forgotten spring cleaning and discover hitherto forgotten stuff....

Back to the weather; a wonderful tidbit from the weather folks describes how after lunch today a cold front will arrive alongside with much needed rain but then a revert to tropical summer temperatures. I shouldn't complain as it makes going on holiday mute. We have everything right on our doorstep; stunning vineyards, tropical weather and a laid back lifestyle.

Biggi