The reprieve was short-lived. Just a week's break from the tedium of watering. There has been no progress concerning our abysmal water supply.  We spend at least four times as…

After the previous week's rain, we had a treat - a whole week of no watering, except for the greenhouses.The grass is already looking greener, but no doubt we will…

On Saturday, we actually enjoyed - yes, I mean enjoyed - some 'proper' rain. Prolonged showers fell for most of the day some of which were heavy. The hosepipe ban…

My rain dance either wasn't strong enough or my execution wasn't good enough.We had a couple of false starts, but nothing that amounted to much, just light showers that temporarily…

 I'm going to change my name to Aquarius.It's been yet another week during which most of my time at the allotment has been spent attached to the watering can. About…

We still haven't had any significant rain. We have had some very light drizzle that dried before it hit the ground and some that dampened the ground for a few…

Still no rain. It's as though someone has switched off our water supply. Widespread thunderstorms were forecast, but none made it our way. Empty beds that were waiting to be…

We had some wetness last week, but I wouldn't say it actually rained. We had very short-lived showers that wet the pavements, but unlike where my sister lives - 10…