Mid winter This week: Health update; Mid winter; Orchard plants; The end of another year; This weeks blog is going to be short. Much shorter than the usual eight to ten minutes read, for the simple reason that I have … Read More
Blue lights and sirens This week: It all started on Thursday; Load and go; Blue lights and sirens; Next steps; The positive news; Thank you to everyone who enquired after my health when they realised that there had been no … Read More
Buttoning up the citrus This week: Just a tiny leak; Buttoning up the citrus for winter; The build begins; The last day of this week; A tidy desk is the sign of an unsound mind…, or so goes the old … Read More
Gardens matter This week: Garden matters; Computing; Woodworking; We have had another sunny week again, with no rain. However both the daytime and night time temperatures are dropping noticeably now. The last scarlet leaves of my Parthenocissus have fallen this … Read More
Not quite enough This week: Orchard work; Not quite enough for a pie; Why I don’t burn; Dol has moved into winter this week. On two mornings the temperature just around dawn has been only 7.5°C, our typical winter average … Read More
I’m easily frustrated! This week: I’m easily frustrated; Engineering solutions; Weather statistics; I hate the week after the autumnal clock change. I’ve not slept well and the felines have been complaining because their feeding times (and mine) are all muxed … Read More
Part one finished This week: Part one finished; A lecture with questions; It’s a trade off; It has been another busy week here in Dol, with a mixed bag of weather. An afternoon shower early in the week passed very … Read More
Another Klotski puzzle This week: Sunday therapy; Digging in; Another Klotski puzzle; Parcels have been arriving almost every day this week. Some tools have arrived, a book and also various parts for the new computer. However I am still waiting … Read More
Looking for a Traffic Jam This week: Getting ready for winter; Computer conflagration; Big boy’s toys; Who do you share your home with?; It has been a typical working week. Masses of fine weather, masses of activety and not a … Read More
The six “P”s This week: Where are we now?; Doors closing; The six “P”s; The mellow fruitfulness of autumn; In just twelve weeks it will be New Year! An awful thought… On Monday I was at my local tyre depot … Read More