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It’s been a week. Just imagine that! We had a few days away at the end of the previous week and have spent most of the rest of the time trying to keep warm. My goodness it’s been cold!

Continue reading “5 December 2021”

Short but sweet this week. Well, if not sweet it certainly is short. We’ll blame it on the shortened Thanksgiving work week, even if we don’t participate.

Continue reading “28 November 2021”

It’s been a tolerably tolerable week, the highlight being a trip out to the big city to see a production of the Mirror and the Light by the RSC. We’re also out on another cultural outing later today – a trip to the Birmingham Hippodrome for a production of the Nutcracker with Adam, Ava and Jessie. What sophisticates we must be!

Continue reading “21 November 2021”

It’s been increasingly autumnal although still unseasonably warm – must be all the hot air in Glasgow talking about climate change while making vague commitments to do something, sometime, maybe. Or maybe not. The weather people are predicting the onset of a deep freeze due, apparently, sometime next week with the usual apocalyptic predictions of sub-arctic temperatures and 83 feet of snow. We’ll see.

Continue reading “14 November 2021”

It’s been another week – what are the chances of that? I think the weather has finished its transition from late-summer/early-autumn to definitely autumn. Leaves are falling and/or have fallen off the trees, the temperature is decidedly autumnal with the occasional ground frost in the mornings and the clocks have changed so that it’s dark by 5.30 in the evening. One just wants to hunker down in front of a blazing fire.

Continue reading “7 November 2021”

Well, it’s been a week – doesn’t time fly when you are enjoying yourselves. We’ve been busier than a one-armed paper hanger, it seems, even though we’re both retired and at least one of us (i.e., me) makes every effort to do as little as possible.

Continue reading “31 October 2021”

Well, it’s been a wild and wacky week. Lots of cloud and grey skies at the beginning of the week with gale force winds and torrential downpours (thankfully, mainly at night) but with abnormally high temperatures for the time of year (mid 60s Fahrenheit, 18 Celsius) and lots of humidity. By about Thursday, however, the wind changed direction and the temperatures plummeted. We’ve had lots of bright blue skies, lots of wind and “freezing” temperatures (it’s all relative, after all).

Continue reading “24 October 2021”

I guess it’s true, there’s no point trying to deny it any longer – Autumn is on the way. The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning and the mornings seem increasingly misty with an Autumnal feel. Mustn’t complain, really – the temperature is still very tolerable for the time of year but it’s all downhill from here, I’m afraid.

Continue reading “17 October 2021”

Wednesday was one of those “Oh my gosh. What a glorious day!” kind of days. Bright, bright blue skies with wispy clouds drifting along on a gentle breeze on a pleasantly warm Autumnal day with bright, crisp sunshine. Such a beautiful day it makes you want to stop and enjoy it. So, I did.

Continue reading “10 October 2021”

It’s been a pretty decent week, I suppose – thanks for asking. The weather has been changeable to be sure – we had a deluge of a downpour on Sunday night/Monday morning and it’s been considerably cooler of late. Apparently, the temperature is now more in line with general expectations for the time of year – I guess we’ve just been spoiled of late. In short, it’s been windy and fresh with a decidedly autumnal feeling. Downhill from here, I guess.

Continue reading “3 October 2021”