It’s dark as pea soup as I write. Almost autumn, but in my mind not till Monday evening after sundown. Next door, in my neighbour who lost her husband last autumn’s garden, for two days running I’ve seen big cats… Continue Reading
We’re within another storm. Amy. Fair bit of rain, very high winds. Feels soupy outside. Large bits of bark from the eucalyptus tree in the next garden all over my garden. I had a whole other post ready to go… Continue Reading
No, I’m not referencing the George Harrison song. Rather, more like ‘something odd’, ‘something strange’, ‘something confusing’, something out of sorts’, ‘something … dissonant’ — yup, that last one is the right one. Last week’s weather made life very confusing.… Continue Reading
Welcome to September. Happy Labor Day to those marking it. We’re getting the tail end of Hurricane Erin. After a summer of heatwave, a bit cooler, heatwave, we’re now in beautiful sunny, incredible downpour. Rinse and repeat for the next… Continue Reading
It’s late August, last bank holiday Monday of the season. We’re due rain to see the month out. The huge chestnut tree in the village is much diminished this year. Just too hot for it. Following on from Tom’s skank-fest… Continue Reading
RIP Terence Stamp. First saw him in The Limey and swooned. Boy, did I have trouble finding pics for this post. So, we’re being really random. We appear to have mostly exited our heatwave but who knows what September will… Continue Reading
We’re entering heatwave number 4 of this summer. It’s school holidays and I imagine weird things will happen over the next week. This is not a country where people handle heat well. I had the wires on my braces replaced… Continue Reading