As you may be experiencing, Europe is in the grip of an extreme heatwave – une canicule.
Une canicule is a period of high temperatures by day and night that lasts at least three days.
Well, it has been roasting for a number of weeks now and there seems to be no end in sight.
Eighty-four of 96 mainland regions are under an orange alert which has never happened before.
Having a swimming pool is essential at times like this. And two portable aircon units are keeping the temperature in the house just about bearable.
In fact next week we are heading off on holiday to Greece to get away from the heat – a nice balmy 30 degrees. Sounds like bliss.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 