Last week started off damp, but to be honest, the weather didn’t play a significant role in our activities.The reasons for that will become apparent later in this blog. It…

Last week the winter coats came out. The sun is trying its best to convince us that summer hasn’t quite left the scene but it is losing its power. Travelling…

Although at times it seems reluctant to do so, summer is losing its grip as autumn nudges its way forward. The autumn paintbrush is now out.Temperatures on the whole were…

Summer isn’t quite ready to say goodbye and paid us a fleeting visit last week.Autumn, however, has taken possession of the night-time, with temperatures dropping. Oddly, some of our windows…

The showers didn’t deposit much rain last week, but they managed to arrive at just the wrong times, meaning we abandoned some gardening jobs both at home and at the…

As the daylight hours shorten, there is now no denying that summer is winding down.Our thoughts in both the garden and allotment have started to turn towards next year, and…

Rain threatened a few times during the week but, when it did arrive, it didn’t amount to much. The trouble is that when rain is forecast and the clouds seem…

We have had proper rain!We missed out on the forecast thunderstorms and torrential downpours, but instead we enjoyed prolonged spells of steady rain, which has probably been far more beneficial…

We have puddles!We actually had water falling from the sky, on and off, for a couple of days. We never were treated to the torrential rain that had been promised,…

Weather continued to dominate our activities last week.We continued to take our walks in the mornings, trying to avoid the hottest part of the day. Thursday was particularly hot and,…