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
Lemon is no balm This week: View from my kitchen window; Lemon is no balm; The weather this week has been perfect for working outside in the orchards. It has been sunny but with some cloud and not too hot. … Read More
Environmental vandalism in Dol This week: Environmental vandalism in Dol; The good news; One job leads to ten more!; This has been a perfect week for weather. The days have been warm but not hot, we had rain overnight on … Read More
I’m trying to be sensible… This week: A moment of realisation!; Foul Medammes; Another piece of history; I am surrounded by stone. My buildings are all made of stone, some the size of boulders that defy explanation about how they … Read More
Our weird weather This week: Orchid flowers; Our weird weather; When the sun shines…; This has been another dismal week of weather. The bad weather didn’t come as a surprise. I could see last weekend that I wasn’t going to … Read More
Sometimes things just go wrong This week: Sometimes things just go wrong; All dried out; Island supermarkets; The weather has been much better this week. We have had a lot of sunshine, however because of the finger of cold which … Read More
The Spring has sprung This week: The Spring has sprung; Wood working; The sun has mostly shone this week and I have been weeding in the citrus orchard. There is a particular type of grass that I have which has … Read More
A Banana disaster This week: A Banana disaster; Plumtastic – coming full circle; 40 years is not a bad life….; We have had a beautiful week of weather with warm sunshine and clear skies. Sadly today it has changed and … Read More
They’re back! This week: In the orchards; Home maintenance; What’s that bird?; They’re back!; We have had a beautiful week of weather this week. Every day there has been clear blue sky from dawn to dusk and with it of … Read More
The first day of Meteorological Spring This week: First day of Meteorological Spring; A week of work; Research, research, research; Recipients of the Sir James Reckitt Police Medal; It is Saturday morning and as I write this, it is raining … Read More