scorchio!

Posted by on Jul 18, 2006 in London Life | No Comments

It’s something, isn’t it, when you look at the forecast being ‘only’ 30° on Thursday and thinking phew – at least it’ll be a bit cooler… Britain isn’t geared up in any shape or form to deal with any extreme kind of weather (see trains stopping because a leaf on the line or maybe, oh ...

Bits & pieces

Posted by on May 22, 2006 in Craft | No Comments

There is still a ‘drought’ here in the South East and to really hammer it home, rain(?) and wind for the past 4 or 5 days! it’s bizarre… The outlook is rain for the rest of the week too, which is good for the water tables but sucky for picnic tables.. got little F’s birthday ...

1st day of spring 2006

Posted by on Mar 1, 2006 in London Life | No Comments

Even though I was dreaming of hail and people wishing for snow*, I woke up this morning (far too early) and saw a beautiful spring dawn… Oh and yesterday we made pancakes – benefit no. 12,758 for working from home! *and a curious loopy-feathered yellow and pink bird with a long curvy beak… it lived ...

Advent – 10 Dec ’05

Posted by on Dec 10, 2005 in London Life | No Comments

10 Dec: Snow? After all the threats of it being the coldest winter for *ages* this year (no great shakes, as it hasn’t been cold proper in London for decades it seems) it looks like we’re in for….. mild temperatures… hurrumph – where’s my snow? eh? Well you can always keep an eye out for ...