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
Ouch. That hurt! This week: Ouch. That hurt!; Laying cardboard; Things I haven’t done; Once again we have had a week of strange weather for the end of April. The week started well with warm sunshine, but as pressure dropped … Read More
Chasing spiders and bees This week: Chasing spiders and bees; A walk on the wild side; Just a little open heart surgery; Cats and snakes; It is finished! I’m talking about my floor tiling of the Konoba. OK, let me … Read More
To be or not 2B, that is the question This week: That bit of land next door; Doesn’t time fly?; To be or not 2B, that is the question; Cutting circles; Some useless statistics; The weather has finally moved from … Read More