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
The more I see… This week: This week’s project – the roof; When is a screw not a screw?; After deconstruction comes reconstruction; Insectivorous; This week has been baking! I have recorded the hottest temperature of the summer, at 39.2°C. … Read More
Tonight Dol doesn’t sleep! This week: Last Sunday’s storm; Finishing the kitchen bed; Some deconstruction; I am writing this at 11am on Saturday, having just come inside, covered in a fine film of persperation. There is 80%” humidity this morning, … Read More
Where are you looking? This week: Where are you looking when you walk?; It’s the 1st August; Disappointing germination; 2025 weather; We had some lovely and much needed rain on Saturday night and again on Monday night and into Tuesday … Read More
Life begins over again This week: Life begins over again; Desperate measures; Here we are again, another Saturday and with the 30th blog of 2025. The year is racing past at an incredible speed! The day time temperatures have reached … Read More
Winter crops This week: Winter crops; The kitchen garden; This week has been hot again. Not quite as hot as the start of the month, but as I write this at Saturday tea-time, my thermometer is reading 33.9°C. So definitely … Read More
Kids being obstreperous! This week: Stopping leaks; The kids are being obstreperous this morning!; Making my bed; At long last, the heat dome has given way to more normal summer temperatures here in Dol. So instead of 37°C, we are … Read More
Feeling completely conflicted This week: Feeling completely conflicted; One decision made; Digging up bulbs; This week has again been hot. Very hot in fact. This afternoon when I was outside sorting bulbs, my digital thermometer registered 36.7°C in the shade. … Read More
It’s 53.6C! This week: Workshopping again; Making space; Analysis paralysis; This is the 26th week of the year, so we are halfway through 2025. This week has been hot I have just been down into the polytunnel to water again … Read More