It sure is hot in our house since the day before Christmas, when the evaporative cooling on the roof flooded our lounge room. Water poured down through the light fittings and through the cooling vents.
And it did it again on Christmas Day!
So now we dont have any cooling, for the first time in Pennys lifetime. And shes feeling the heat. Its still about 35°C at 10:15 at night (about 95°F), and Pennys lying in front of a fan, worn out, as we all are.
But we did have some fun earlier in the evening with our new doggy pool. Its called buddy and belle and so far it seems to be suitable. I like the fact that it folds away when not in use, not like those plastic sand-play shells we had when Penny was a puppy.
I wondered how the material would stand up to a dogs claws, but it does seem to be thick material. The man in PetStock, where we bought it, hadnt sold one before - I think its a new product - but we examined it and its the thick material used for lining human pools, so it should be okay.
Just in case it does spring a leak, Ive positioned it uphill from a major tree in the garden, which could use the water, and also uphill from our goji vine.
