Tea In The Garden

今日は晴れたり曇ったりのお天気で、日陰では半袖では寒く久しぶりにカーディガンを着てパティオでお茶をしました。今年はこれまでになく、パティオのテーブルで食事をしたりお茶をする機会が多かったです。多分、1つは暑い日が多かったから。暑い日も夕方には涼しくなるのでパティオの方が家の中より涼しいので何度か夕食を外でしました。もう1つは、お庭のリノベーションをして初めての夏で、パティオを大きくして敷石も好みのものに変えましたし、お庭に愛着が湧いてお庭に座るのが楽しくなったからだと思います。

It’s been a bit changeable today, sometimes very cloudy and a little cold and sometimes nice and sunny.  I wore a cardigan for the first time in a few weeks when we had tea on the patio because it is a bit chilly in the shade with a short sleeve top.  We have sat on the patio a lot more often this summer than the previous 2 summers we had in England. This is partly because we’ve had many hot days when it’s cooler in the evening on the patio than in the dining room, but also because we enjoy admiring the garden from the patio since we had the garden and the patio renovated towards the end of last year.  The patio is much larger and nicer than it was and the garden feels like it’s ‘our garden’ rather than someone else’s.

でも、多分、もうすぐ外は寒くなりそうですし雨の日も増えそうなので、パティオに座れるのも来週くらいまでかもしれません。

I think, though, this week and maybe next week may be the last weeks we can sit on the patio this year because it’ll get too cold soon and also I expect there will be more rainy days.

お庭は多分少しずつ良い方に変わって行くと思うので、来年の夏のお庭が楽しみです。

I expect that our garden will change for the better in the next few years so I’m looking forwarad to seeing what it’s like next summer.

 

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