I’m a “has bean” This week: I’m a “has bean”; Dealing with damp; What will the weather be like in…?; The tail end of Storm Boris arrived this week, with close to 37mm of rainin 24 hours. This is nothing … Read More
Closing the doors and windows This week: Germinating bean seeds; It doesn’t fit anywhere!; Closing the doors and windows; We are in the middle of Autumn now. The days are comfortably warm at around 20°C however our overnight low, Friday … Read More
Ready, Steady, Plant (next week) This week: Dealing with damp; Photo’s everywhere; Ready, Steady, Plant (next week); At long last, the daytime temperatures are beginning to cool slightly. Today (Saturday) it has “only” been 30°C, compared to the 36°C of … Read More
A week as a tourist This week: A week as a tourist; Home maintenance; A letter to the Chief; The heat continues! Usually by the start of September, our summer heat has begun to mellow. But not this year… Today … 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
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
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