Category Archives: Environment

A Town Called Hedgehog

Yesterday was another weekend. We like to have our weekends during the week, when there are fewer other people out and about doing weekendy things. And we like to have them more than once a week. Because we can. This … Continue reading

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First of the Summer Whine

For us Northern Hemispherics, today is the longest day of the year and the official First Day of Summer. More poetically, it is Midsummer’s Day – the Sabbat of Litha. In the Pagan Calendar, the Summer Solstice is “a time … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Blues and Pinks

Minus 8.5℃ and it’s my turn to get up early and do the animal round. My determination to ignore the rampant puppies’ six-thirty antics and cling tenaciously to the last vestiges of a not-long-enough sleep is gradually worn down by … Continue reading

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It’s a Man Thing

Today I got an email from my Wise Friend which, in passing, drew my attention to the fact that we have not blogged in a while. With shame and self-castigation I realise that it is eleven days since my last … Continue reading

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Autumn Tumbles In

Time seems to be flying by. Too quickly. It seems like only yesterday that we were moving in here to start our new(est) life in the Allier Spring. But suddenly, in the blink of a dream-blind eye, Summer has slipped away, and Autumn is … Continue reading

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Weather

I’ve been trying out some new weather software. You can have a look at the results here. Any comments appreciated . . . . And yes, there is some catching up to do on the blog. Over the last week … Continue reading

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