27th August 2022 The heat that had settled in towards the end of July returned at the start of August. We’d had very little rain for several months, and both gardens and fields showed the strain. The ground was bone dry and rock hard, and digging up the last of the potatoes was a tough,… Continue Reading

6th August 2022 The heatwave forecast for our return to the UK duly arrived on the 18th of July. Fortunately, this gave Sue and me ample time to get both ourselves and the house prepared for its arrival. The fruit and vegetable plots had been pruned and weeded, the lawns mown, and the hedges neatly… Continue Reading