Karina

Tuesday 7 November 2023 I have just ordered wood from a timber merchant. I was very apprehensive about making the call and placing the order but it seemed to go okay. I felt very out of my depth and I’m not convinced I have the right order. There was reference to colour and something darker […]

Monday 6 November 2023 We are back in Scotland in our cold house. However, we are significantly better prepared after our stay in London. I went to Uniqlo on Regent Street on Saturday and bought fleece-lined – what do you call them? Leisure trousers? Sweatpants? Jogging bottoms? Anyway, them. And a furry-fleece, high-necked, zip-up jacket

Saturday 4 November 2023 It is raining and wet and very grey. In London. We’re heading back to Scotland tomorrow. It’s 07:49 and I’m in lightweight clothing and a window is open. I am really going to miss the warmth of this flat and not needing to use any kind of heating. This morning, I’m

Friday 3 November 2023 It’s 07:29 in southeast London and the sun rose at 06:58 (07:20 around Selkirk, Scottish Borders) and will set at 16:30 (16:28).  This is my usual up-and-about time and it is significantly lighter now than I know it would be in Scotland, seemingly more so than the twenty-two minutes’ difference. Or

Thursday 2 November 2023 It’s 07:44 and it’s raining, the kind of rain that you know will soak you as soon as you’ve been outdoors for a minute. In England, the southwest and further southeast is being battered by wind and more rain, which is forecast to head to London, though dying down by then.

Wednesday 1 November 2023 It’s November FFS, though that is significantly less shocking than the arrival of September and then October. I met my friend Rachael at 07:30 for a pre-work walk and coffee/tea. It was raining but warm, which is pretty much the same as Scotland. I set off from Scottish Borders just after