I slept in this morning but eventually woke to… sunshine! There is no gale blowing either. Wow. Actually, we still a F6 blowing but in comparison to all the Gale Force wind that we have had recently, it does feel calm. There is mud everywhere but that little sun does give some hope. Meanwhile to the …
Category archives: Dear Diary
Getting my house in order
Phew! (Slump) It’s that time of year again. We’ve had a few weeks holiday and now a week back at work, though no routine is yet established. It’s time to knuckle down and stop playing at it. I hate that feeling. It means that I have to consider being “good” for a change. No more …
A spell of unpleasantness
It looks as though we are in for a spell. A Yellow Warning for Wind has been in force, likelihood was quite low and Wind Gusts predicted to be up to 80/90 mph. That warning has now been upgraded to Amber for Thursday and Friday and Yellow again for Saturday. The Impact indicator remains the same …
Bleugh
I am having real trouble in getting myself going today. Plus side: the stashbuster blanket is cast off and the traditional mittens are out and I have done a few rounds on them Negative side: An ear infection robbed me of sleep and is sapping my energy and I really cannot fully engage with the …
Morning
I grabbed the wrong camera this morning as I carried the bin bags out to the gate. I knew it at the time but I also knew that the sunrise would change long before I found the card and inserted it and fumbled my way with a heavy camera, two heavy bin bags and a …
Well, that was that
Thursday, New Year’s Day, was largely a non-event – due largely I feel, to the fact that at 3am we were still sitting by the fire, nursing a bottle of port and reminiscing. We spoke of the attraction of words and the reality or otherwise of falling in love with some unseen person. We recalled this Con …