Chigwell Row
Chigwell Row, our neighbouring village, our second home for over ten years. A quiet village, with easy access to Hainault forest and about two miles from our current house. Kavitha’s Continue Reading →
Tag: Weather
First day of Spring
The Siberian weather continues to wreak havoc. We were spared yesterday unlike those living in Kent and Sussex. It didn’t last long. The snow spread from the east and covered Continue Reading →
Beast from the east
The arctic weather is here with a vengeance. I stand corrected, it is not actually from the Arctic but from Russia, and according to the forecast it is going to Continue Reading →
January
As January says goodbye and February welcomes us, I wonder, is January the most depressing month of the year. Appearing straight after the festive month, when the party season is Continue Reading →
Once in a blue moon
As I scrape the ice off my car’s windscreen and wait for the views to clear, I check today’s temperature forecast. It was in the double figures yesterday and this Continue Reading →
Responsibilities
We are right in the middle of winter, but the air has been mild, unlike our American and Canadian counterparts, who are experiencing some of the worst winters in history. Continue Reading →
Start of the New Year 2018
Third day into the New Year. As I walk to the tube station I can see the damage caused by storm Eleanor. Broken tree branches, debris and toppled bins blown Continue Reading →
Let it snow, let it snow
My long weekend of bliss is coming to an end. I keep the windows drawn these days. With more darkness than daylight, there is no point in closing the curtains, Continue Reading →
Beating the winter blues
How quickly the seasons change. Before I know it winter is upon us. Autumn and the golden leaves it brings will soon be gone. A fleeting snow shower which did Continue Reading →
Devon visit and Stonehenge
This weekend we are driving down to Devon. The start of the journey got a bit delayed but soon we are on the motorway heading towards Exeter and Devon. The Continue Reading →
