Greg's Occasional News & Views
Oh my goodness, it’s been hot! 36o on Friday (just shy of 100o F). Certainly not what we’re used to. We’ve had the hottest June day in the UK since records began and France enjoyed their hottest day ever! Typically, some woke scientists made a claim that the current heat wave would not be possible without the climate crisis. Burn, baby, burn!
Continue reading “28 June 2026”Short and sweet (?) this time – we’ve been away for a few days to attend the funeral of an old friend in Hampshire and our schedule has been frenetic ever since. And the next couple of weeks are looking similarly busy and action-packed!
Continue reading “21 June 2026”For the second straight week we’ve had water problems. This time, exceedingly low water pressure meaning that, while we had a sufficient dribble of water to fill a kettle or a dog’s water bowl, there was no possibility of a shower – drip, drip, drip just won’t do it. So, Ms Playchute and I had to accept that we were going to be smelly for the next few days.
We’ve traded our sweltering temperatures of last week for a week in which we have had buckets of rain interspersed with some sunny spells. The garden needed the rain so that’s all right – the head gardener is very appreciative.
Continue reading “7 June 2026”It has been swelteringly hot this week. Indeed, there was a new record for the hottest day in May ever recorded in the UK! The temperature reached 35o on Tuesday in London (95o F). Our high in Moreton Pinkney was a mere 29o on Tuesday giving way to a balmy 28 o on Wednesday and a positively temperate 27o on Thursday. Scorcio!
Continue reading “31 May 2026”What a splendid week! We had four days away in the Peak District with good friends – who knew the Peak District was so gorgeous? Probably everyone who’s ever visited. The weather wasn’t brilliant, grey and overcast much of the time with some bright sunny intervals, but at least we weren’t washed away in the deluge the weather folks were predicting. Friday, the day we left to come home, the morning dawned bright and sunny which allegedly we’re going to enjoy for most of the coming week. Scorcio!
Continue reading “24 May 2026”A tolerable week on the whole, I guess – we’ve had a fair bit of rain interspersed with some bright, sunny spells. It’s been pretty “fresh” though and we’ve even resorted to lighting the wood burner in the evenings a couple of times. In May? Hmm.
Continue reading “17 May 2026”Good morning. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are. We’ve had a decent enough week, a bit of rain and “sunny intervals” as the weather people call it. We’ll take it.
Continue reading “10 May 2026”Another terrific week – mainly blue skies and warm to almost hot temperatures. Indeed, on Friday I ran across an article which suggested that the temperature in London was going to be higher than Athens and Hawaii. They were predicting something approaching 27o C (81o F) which would be the hottest day so far this year. The glorious weather has only been slightly soiled by a spot or two of rain and the occasional rumble of thunder, mainly in the evening or overnight. Never mind, the gardeners “need” the rain.
It’s been another fine week. We’ve had glorious sunshine for most of the week with reasonably tolerable temperatures – it got up to 21o on Friday (almost 70o F) although the wind has made it feel a bit fresher. The bi-fold doors have been swung open and the solar panels are working overtime!
