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The heatwave has slightly eased and in the village a new war memorial is unveiled plus a brief revisit to an old allotment plot. Full memorial service at Lavender bags Homestead Lavender Bags

Friday 10 July 2026 will go down as the hottest recorded temperature on The Rusty Homestead at 33.2*c / 91.8*f.

Hottest day of the year today, so far.

11am and the temperature is already 29*c so tasks in the miners cottage continue where it is nice and cool.

The heatwave continues and stress about the homestead begins to surface.

Sunday in a welsh miners cottage in Wales and on the allotment homestead.

Waiting for the pressure to break. YouTube / UK Government https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/keep-youtube-yours

A raw and unfiltered look at life on the homestead today. I’m focusing on getting back to healthy eating, planning some big changes for the cottage garden, and simply enjoying the slow pace of life in Wales with the cats. Sometimes the best way to move forward is to just …

A heatwave has arrived in the mountain regions of my part of Wales which brings with it reminders of the national lockdown a few years ago. At one point Sean feels unwell, could it be sunstroke / heatstroke?