I don’t know what I’m doing This week: I don’t know what I’m doing; First Floof update; Saving seeds; Is it an Etruscan?; The weather has been hot again all week, with more hot weather to come. I am irrigating … Read More
We’re half way through the year This week: Animal crackers; Our vets; It’s all about the grasses; This week has been hot again. As I passed the weather station console a few minutes ago, it was recording 48.7°C inside the … Read More
Leaking profusely from every pore This week: Temperature changes over time; Leaking profusely from every pore; Black start; This has not been one of my better weeks for work. It has simply been too hot to do very much outside. … Read More
Dead bodies are everywhere This week: The biggest in Europe; Dead bodies are everywhere; Arachnids on patrol; There is a clear blue sky this afternoon, with not a cloud in sight. The sun is strong, although the temperature is still … Read More
Ten men went to mow This week: Ten men went to mow; D-Day remembered; Holes in the wall; All building work stopped on 1st April this year, so that tourists have the best possible experience of the Island. So as … Read More
Just an epic failure This week: The weather in three charts; Just an epic failure; Analysing the problem; Tradesmen or just workmen?; Chasing wires; This has been a funny old week. A week of odds and ends. I was bringing … Read More
Finding my Krone tool This week: Finding my Krone tool; Filling in the gaps; Our weather remains extremely changeable. On sunny days with clear skies, the temperature is around 25ºC. When barometric pressure is low, it is cloudy, rainy and … Read More
All in the name of love This week: The machinery Konoba; Ready, steady, move; All in the name of love; It’s Saturday afternoon again, the wind has dropped and all I can hear through my study windows is bird song. … Read More
I’m almost there! This week: I’m almost there!; Trouble in the polytunnel; This week has been somewhat mundane. What have I been doing? Not a lot really, but I have spent the whole week doing it! Sometimes you need to … Read More
None on Sunday, swarm on Monday This week: Adding cardboard; Wild flowers everywhere; None on Sunday, a swarm on Monday; A tidy desk is the sign of an unsound mind; We have had another mixed week for weather. There has … Read More