It's hot.

It's hot around here - incredibly hot, with the months' temperatures more like those we're supposed to have in July, and a warm one to boot. I've used up the water in the rainwater tank for washing wool, so I don't even have the opportunity to go bathe my arms in cold (if sheepy and slightly dirty water) several times a day...

I won't complain, though. Just hang in here and drink lots of water and iced coffee and tea (hot tea, mind you, somehow hot English tea is something I love both when it's cold and hot outside).

Speaking of tea - if you read German, you might be interested in Christa's article about tea in the Middle Ages. (Spoiler: It was not consumed as a normal beverage like it is today.) I always think it's rather funny how many people hanging out in the Living History scene have a very deep fondness for coffee and chocolate... even though both are obviously very much out of place for medieval kitchens!