Happy Labor Day to US readers. I washed the glass roof in my kitchen a few days ago. Do that twice a year. Amazing what a difference it makes to remove all the bits that have collected themselves, the moss… Continue Reading
I am going to try not to talk about the weather to start my posts for a while. The weather is what one talks about here frequently when chatting to neighbours or talking to someone in a shop. The topic… Continue Reading
Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But, we finally got some significant rain. Now, that’s where we are: cooler, still sunny, but also rain intermittently. Intermittent is good because it means the soil absorbs the water rather than the… Continue Reading
It’s cool, grey and still early in the morning. So far that doesn’t last into the day, though, with temps rising and the sun coming out later. Still, it’s so so pleasant and much easier to manage. We all take… Continue Reading
As of one minute after midnight this past Saturday we’re under a hosepipe ban here. Meaning: no using a hose to water the garden at all. A bowl in the shower to catch water. It’s so so ironic that at… Continue Reading
Hello, August. Happy August? Well, August. Our temps are still lower which makes life a lot easier. I’m re-entering less sugar (no sugar just won’t work right now). A fair amount of ice cream needed to be consumed when temps… Continue Reading
Well, it’s still quite warm but not insane. No rain for weeks but a half hour this morning. Like Mother Nature having a bit of a laugh. We’ve yet to come under a hosepipe ban but we’ll see. The tuberose… Continue Reading