Website woes This week: Website woes; This week’s project; Bananas in flower; We had some more much needed rain overnight on Monday into Tuesday. There was just enough for me to cut back on havingto irrigate. Also, as the autumnal … Read More
And on the fourth day… This week: Bottom of the heap; A construction fail; Another day – some more engineering problems; And on the fourth day…..; Autumn is here in Dol. Leaves on some of my deciduous trees are taking … Read More
The more I see… This week: This week’s project – the roof; When is a screw not a screw?; After deconstruction comes reconstruction; Insectivorous; This week has been baking! I have recorded the hottest temperature of the summer, at 39.2°C. … Read More
Tonight Dol doesn’t sleep! This week: Last Sunday’s storm; Finishing the kitchen bed; Some deconstruction; I am writing this at 11am on Saturday, having just come inside, covered in a fine film of persperation. There is 80%” humidity this morning, … Read More
Kids being obstreperous! This week: Stopping leaks; The kids are being obstreperous this morning!; Making my bed; At long last, the heat dome has given way to more normal summer temperatures here in Dol. So instead of 37°C, we are … Read More
It’s 53.6C! This week: Workshopping again; Making space; Analysis paralysis; This is the 26th week of the year, so we are halfway through 2025. This week has been hot I have just been down into the polytunnel to water again … Read More
Smoke in the sky! This week: Smoke in the sky!; When you need a tool; Labelling up; Sunset Postscript; Today is Midsummer’s Day, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and it is hot. I was up … Read More
The heat is on This week: Listening to bird song; Doors and gates; Effecting repairs; Our summer weather has really arrived. The daily temperature maximum is now around 33°C and inside the house the temperature seldom drops below 25°C, even … Read More
Thimbles and saddle clamps This week: Thimbles and Saddle Clamps; Summer heat; Plumbing the heights; In the last two weeks, the average daily temperature has increased by ten degrees. Today it has been a fraction under 33°C and these temperatures … Read More
The butterflies are fighting This week: Repairing the Arbour; Just a five minute job…; Internet Radio; For the next two months mornings are without doubt, the best time of day. The northern sky begins to glow red and orange not … Read More