Up half a degree inside, one whole degree outside. Pleased to discover that the boiling frogs analogy is false. But we have nowhere to jump. And it’s only getting hotter.

More bloody bonfires, ffs!

Tbf, we our front windows closed and blinds down, but still getting cooling breeze at the back.

Stable at 27°C in the living room, 25.5°C in the bedroom.

Drinking tea.

My neighbour: “It’s the hottest day of the year, a beautiful Friday evening after work, and the start of the Bank Holiday weekend and the school half-term. Everyone is ready to unwind and cool down a little.”

Also my neighbour: “TIME TO LIGHT A BONFIRE!”

Rather a confusing “economic migrants in small boats—good / extremists trying to stop them—bad” story, in the current scheme of things.

The deadly plane attack at the centre of Castro's indictment: bbc.com

A proud dad moment yesterday.

Little kid’s year group had their annual “Dancing with Don” day — learning and rehearsing all morning, and culminating in a performance for parents in the school hall at the end of the school afternoon.

Halfway way through the show, my lad took centre stage.

To everyone’s surprise and delight, and especially mine and his mum’s, he performed a Michael Jackson moonwalk!

Normal service will be resumed shortly.

My @SouthallStories piece has been picked up by @thecanaryuk.

Cactuses Never Die Yousef Qandeel wearing glasses and a Palestinian scarf (keffiyeh) is holding a bunch of old keys.Old keys on a ring are placed on a folded Palestine flag, with red, green, white, and black colors.Yousef Qandeel stands beside a large key sculpture — The Key of Return — on a pedestal outside St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh. : southallstories.uk

🥕🌿 Spiced Honey-Carrot & Coriander Soup recipe.

Little kid came over to me, sat on my knee and gazed lovingly into my eyes.

Smiling sweetly at me, he gently stroked my forehead and said:

You’re even more bald than I thought!

Little kid has been finding, photographing and naming plants at school, so we did a little homework this afternoon.

He knows what a daisy looks like, but he thought that dandelions were sunflowers. “How does the lion get in?” he asked.

Pictured: Red Robin. Dark Star. Purple Archangel.