Just a few more seeds This week: Climate breakdown; Seedling joy; Just a few more seeds; I’m running late today. It is well after 7pm here on Otok Hvar and I am watching (on radar) a large and active thunderstorm … Read More
A new chapter has begun This week: A new chapter has begun; Death and destruction; The Mediterranean heat continues almost unabated. I am consciously drinking 3 litres (or more) of water each day to ensure that I remain hydrated. Meanwhile … Read More
Busy doing nothing This week: Busy doing nothing; Floof update This week’s blog is going to be short, sharp and to the point! I have done very little outside because of the heat and my inside work has not been … Read More
Straight to intensive care This week: It is all about your attitude; I have been Floofed; Straight to intensive care; We are being cooked in this part of the Mediterranean at the moment. Almost every day this week I have … Read More
I don’t know what I’m doing This week: I don’t know what I’m doing; First Floof update; Saving seeds; Is it an Etruscan?; The weather has been hot again all week, with more hot weather to come. I am irrigating … Read More
We’re half way through the year This week: Animal crackers; Our vets; It’s all about the grasses; This week has been hot again. As I passed the weather station console a few minutes ago, it was recording 48.7°C inside the … 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
Dead bodies are everywhere This week: The biggest in Europe; Dead bodies are everywhere; Arachnids on patrol; There is a clear blue sky this afternoon, with not a cloud in sight. The sun is strong, although the temperature is still … 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