Two weeks in June

We've been back from our far-too-short substitute holiday in Belgium's west country since last Saturday and have subsequently been enjoying a week's worth of staycation here at Dove Cottage, trying to keep our heads cool during the heatwave the weather gods have cooked up for us. It's been two weeks of semi-indolence instead of our customary action-packed UK holiday, and at times it hasn't felt like a real holiday at all. We've mainly been lazy so-and-so's, sleeping much longer than we usually do and having siestas in the afternoons. I guess that this is exactly what we needed after the ordeal of the last ten months or so, but I can't help feeling a bit short-changed. ...