I don’t like August This week: It’s been hot again; Clearing up in the polytunnel; I don’t like August; Just as forecast, we had much needed rain on Sunday night and during Monday. A total of 26 mm or 26 … Read More
Three tee-shirts every day This week: Fire season; Three tee-shirts every day; Garden musings; Website security; Not what I expected; We have had baking heat again, all this week. For five consecutive days the temperature in my polytunnel has exceeded … Read More
Tonight no one sleeps This week: Monograph № 4; The night when the village doesn’t sleep; This blog is a week late, because of the technical problems I have had with my website. After a lot of work this week, … Read More
Just a few more seeds This week: Climate breakdown; Seedling joy; Just a few more seeds; I’m running late today. It is well after 7pm here on Otok Hvar and I am watching (on radar) a large and active thunderstorm … Read More
A new chapter has begun This week: A new chapter has begun; Death and destruction; The Mediterranean heat continues almost unabated. I am consciously drinking 3 litres (or more) of water each day to ensure that I remain hydrated. Meanwhile … Read More
Busy doing nothing This week: Busy doing nothing; Floof update This week’s blog is going to be short, sharp and to the point! I have done very little outside because of the heat and my inside work has not been … Read More
Straight to intensive care This week: It is all about your attitude; I have been Floofed; Straight to intensive care; We are being cooked in this part of the Mediterranean at the moment. Almost every day this week I have … Read More
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