Is the Grass Greener?

Moving from London to rural Scotland

79. Is the Grass Greener? Satisfying squelches through wet, boggy ground

Tuesday 14 March 2023 Apparently, it’s -4 °C with a feels-like of -9 °C. Almost every morning in Scotland, when I come downstairs, I open the front door and stand outside. This morning, beautiful blue sky and a dusting of snow, but, wow, it felt like -9 °C. Yesterday, it rained almost all day, sometimes

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78. Is the Grass Greener? You’ll be amazed what can be discovered when going through your own bin

Monday 13 March 2023 I have finally found a place to read in the house. While the central heating was off, I set up one of our small blower-heaters on a small table directed at the charpai in what is now “the Indian area”. There is a small skylight and a fairly big window in

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76. Is the Grass Greener? An ode to winter colours in Scottish Borders

Thursday 9 March 2023 It’s -4 ℃ and outside there’s a chilly breeze, the clouds are low and grey-white and there’s a feeling of worse weather to come (I say that having read various weather reports so I think it’s inevitable). But then, as always seems to happen here, I just keep looking out the

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