Is the Grass Greener?

Thursday 8 December 2022 It’s 07:59 and apparently minus one outside. The latest fire in the multi-fuel burner is doing ok, though radiators are, at best, somewhere between tepid and warm. It was a full moon overnight and another clear night. I had my third consecutive outdoor shower, last night’s with perfectly hot water. I […]

Wednesday 7 December 2022 I’ve lost the will where the fire is concerned. But, in short, and not entirely an incompetence issue, it stopped transforming the radiators from ice cold to tepid early evening yesterday. It’s not broken per se, and neither are we yet. Actually, we’re doing pretty well in the circumstances, cold circumstances.

Tuesday 6 December 2022 Out of coldness and leaks came a most unexpectedly amazing experience and a slightly longer walk than I would otherwise have gone on. The walk was extended because I was wrapped up warm, enjoying being outside and slightly lacking enthusiasm for an afternoon in my very cold study. I encountered no

Saturday 3 December 2022 If all goes to plan, within twenty-four hours we should be in Scotland after five days back in London. I have enjoyed London and being back in a city and I am looking forward to Scotland and an abundance of space and clean air. I sit, typing this, wearing a short-sleeved

Wednesday 30 November 2022 According to my ‘weather station’, it is 8°c outside and 21°c inside, without any heating on. I am writing this from the warmth of our home in London. The forecast for Selkirk came up as -3°c when I turned my laptop on, which is the temperature it was when we set