Verano! It's official

They are very picky here about what is spring (primavera) and what is summer (verano). Until last week it was spring even though it was hot enough.

Then I came back from London yesterday and lo and behold, it was summer. someone had turned up the temperature by 5 degrees or so and it is now very hot and steamy. the schools have broken up and the children have 11 weeks off. our ground floor flat, which we bemoaned as being chilly in winter without direct sunlight, is now very warm indeed.