Between Alchemy and a Dark art This week: Our strange winter weather; Between Alchemy and a Dark art; More on weather and climate; Well, I’ve survived the first week of 2025. To celebrate New Year’s Day, I was out in … Read More
Vorsprung durch Technik! This week: Vorsprung durch Technik!; Everything in the propagator is lovely; One man and his dog went to mow a meadow; Over coffee with friends this morning I was saying that it doesn’t feel like a Saturday. … Read More
The first snow of winter This week: Losing heat; Picking potatoes; The Winter Solstice; A week from now Christmas will be over and two weeks from now we will be into 2025! Are we ready yet? I hear a resounding … Read More
Organising a RAID This week: Organising a RAID; The end of Autumn; Santa came early to Dol; Reimagining history; We had one dry day this week! During six wet days, I have recorded 71mm of rain. This means two things. … Read More
It’s a jungle out there This week: It’s a jungle out there; There are always jobs to do; Kitchen woes; The sun is at its lowest point in the sky and only touches my gardens and orchards between 08:50 and … Read More
All ready for Christmas This week: A run ashore; All ready for Christmas; Some more open heart surgery; You CAN teach an old cat new tricks; The weather has changed to something more normal for the winter here in Dol. … Read More
The place where humans fear to tread! This week: Where humans fear to tread!; Doing other jobs; The weather is decidedly chilly!; The seasons are a mess; The wood stove has been lit for over a week now and as … Read More
Just one of 5 reasons This week: An awful eyesore; Dismantling not demolition; Just one of 5 reasons; Cool winter nights; Here we are once again on Saturday afternoon! They seem to come around with frightful regularity… My oldest feline … Read More
Preparing olives for the table This week: Preparing olives for the table; Planting seeds; Watching the weather; Every week seems to be a busy week and this one has been no exception. I had to go to Grad Hvar to … Read More
Monday is Maintenance day This week: Monday is Maintenance day; Measure five times but cut once; A success to report; Some early Ho, Ho, Hoe; The year is passing with frightening speed. In eight weeks it will be Christmas and … Read More