Not quite enough This week: Orchard work; Not quite enough for a pie; Why I don’t burn; Dol has moved into winter this week. On two mornings the temperature just around dawn has been only 7.5°C, our typical winter average … Read More
Part one finished This week: Part one finished; A lecture with questions; It’s a trade off; It has been another busy week here in Dol, with a mixed bag of weather. An afternoon shower early in the week passed very … Read More
Looking for a Traffic Jam This week: Getting ready for winter; Computer conflagration; Big boy’s toys; Who do you share your home with?; It has been a typical working week. Masses of fine weather, masses of activety and not a … Read More
The six “P”s This week: Where are we now?; Doors closing; The six “P”s; The mellow fruitfulness of autumn; In just twelve weeks it will be New Year! An awful thought… On Monday I was at my local tyre depot … Read More
The little blighters! This week: Multitasking Tuesday; Wheel cleaning in progress; The little blighters!; Here we are again on Saturday afternoon, at the end of week 39 of 2025. So that means there are just 12 weeks until the last … Read More
Birthday boy This week: A little local difficulty; Birthday boy; Home maintenance; As Saturday rolls around yet again, it’s been another busy week. The pair of Kestrel Hawks which have been around since January are still here. This week they … Read More
How to write good This week: My next Monograph; Planting out; Gardening matters; This week has been busy, although I do not have a huge amount to show for my efforts. We have had good weather too. There was much … Read More
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
I’ve been cheating! This week: Sunday surprise; I am cheating – I bought plants; Ready steady plant; As I write this on Saturday afternoon, I can see out of my study window the billowing clouds of building cumulonimbus clouds – … 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