The long, hot days of summer are very much a memory now as autumn takes over. The leaves are beginning to change colour – always very pretty to look at – and the mornings have a distinct chill to them. There have been some gorgeous looking sunny afternoons, but they don’t have any heat in them. Outdoor reading is very much just a memory here … Continue reading September 2021
After a glorious July, temperatures dropped only to rise again and give us a fabulous third week in August; sadly, all good things must come to an end and now that we’re almost into September the sunshine appears to have abandoned us. However, it’s only fair to say that it’s not cold which makes a big difference! It’s been a busy weekend here; on Saturday … Continue reading August 2021
Apart from a few less warm days last week (when the schools here broke up), summer has landed! This is my time of year .. days spent in the garden with my kindle to hand. My skin is beginning to get that sun-kissed glow about it – not always easy to achieve in Scotland. A few months of this would be my preference but it’s … Continue reading June 2021
May has been a cold month, not made any better by memories popping up on facebook each morning of the last few years when there was blazing sunshine! However, finally, today we had some real warm sunshine and I headed out to the garden with my kindle, coffee, canines and carrots (for the dogs) and loved every minute of it. What’s better, it’s to be … Continue reading May 2021
Now it may be that I’m just getting older, but it seems to me as if this year has suddenly taken a turn of speed; we’re one third through it already! I’m delighted that we have had a few days where I could lie out in the sunshine with my kindle and my coffee – accompanied by two labradors of course, who never let me … Continue reading April 2021
March has warmed the earth up a little, even here in Scotland. I finally managed to sit outside with my mid-morning coffee – twice; just as I was getting used to it the weather took a downwards turn and it’s never been that warm since. The other evening as we let the boys out before bed, it was a snowstorm! I know that the weather … Continue reading March 2021
February has been a month where we’ve had it all, weather-wise. After really hard frosts, torrential rain and howling winds, it’s finally dried up and, dare I say, temperatures are even to be considered as mild. The bulbs are pushing through the soil and we have our usual one clump of snowdrops. When we moved into this house, over 26 years ago, my husband planted … Continue reading February 2021
After all the dull, wet days of recent weeks, we’ve been enjoying blue skies and sunshine – unfortunately, with it comes freezing temperatures! This week, after Christmas – of course – we’ve even had snow and now have a garden covered in paw prints from our two cavorting furry boys. It’s been a funny kind of month; all my festive gifts were online purchases this … Continue reading December 2020
After a very wet month full of dark days, the temperature plummeted overnight to minus five degrees and it feels it! Opening the door to let the boys out first thing in the morning means bracing for that firs baltic chill to hit .. especially when still in pyjamas! On the bright side, literally, it means the sky is lighters and the house not so … Continue reading November 2020
The frosty mornings have disappeared and in their place have been some truly awful days; I’m sitting here listening to the wind howling outside and the rain has been hammering on the windows for most of today. Weather like this is known as soggy doggy days in our house as the towels pile up for the wash after drying our two labradors. This post will … Continue reading October 2020
