Month: January 2021

Part of the evening’s entertainment was an episode of Ironside in which the chief is held hostage in his own office by a couple who overpower the guards and evade the cells. Ironside manages to thwart their escape from the building almost singlehandedly although the waiting officers in the lobby were quite handy to cart…

The weather station has been relocated to the corner post of the fence as it’s no longer possible for it to live in the field next door. I needed to extend the pole slightly. The forecast was for a wet start which fortunately didn’t materialise. I waited a few moments before rising then got dressed…

Secret Army and the Crown entertained me during the evening. The Secret Army episode was a little depressing due to the reality of agents being betrayed and shot. The episode of The Crown was the Thatcher major cabinet reshuffle, her and Dennis at Balmoral and the visit to Balmoral of Diana Spencer a little later.…

There was around 7mm rain during the night. The noise woke me up so I derived great pleasure in thinking how warm and comfortable it was in my bed and how cold and miserable it must be outside. Further thoughts were lost as I fell back to sleep. Fido went out only once during the…

Thanks to the imperfect weather conditions I had an excuse not to leap out of bed at 06:05. The forecast was on about showers and there had been some heavy ones earlier, however, none occurred between 06:00 and 07:00. I was awake a little in the night as Fido made it his mission to see…

A dry night unlike the forecast for tonight. We were up and out by 06:30 and my torch was off soon after. Not that it was light but I could see well enough without it. With the torch, I mostly see a pool of light in front of me. Without it, I can make out…

The forecast warned of early rain which turned into a couple of short showers producing less than 0.4mm between them. There was one soon after the alarm which caused me to pause before getting out of bed however, Isabella and Skinny soon made me get up. The morning was warm and not too dark as…

As foretold in the WU tea leaves, there was rain early this morning. I was awake at 05:40 so read the papers for a little while waiting for the rain or the alarm. The alarm came and went but I lingered in my pit for another five or so minutes and then the rain fell.…

I felt hot when I woke up so looked at the news on my phone for a while waiting for the alarm. My plan was to go into Paleochora later to get some food for Isabella so it would be after 10:30 anyway. I got up as it was a reasonably mild and still day…

I was surprised by the alarm as I was in the middle of something extremely complicated so I was glad to be woken up. Reality is complicated enough. We were out in the gloom just after 06:30 to a very cloudy sky which has stuck with us for most of the day. Dawn was just…

We left a little later this morning as I thought the dog from last night might have been outside the couple’s van. As it turned out, we passed by with only the minimum of barking and it was from her not my lot. It was warmer so I wasn’t wearing a coat but much cloudier…

For some reason, I was awake early. Certainly not through cold as my duvet was very warm and comfortable. I was keen to get back to sleep having let Charlie out. Very unusual to have to let him out. There was a little wind and it was still on the cool side but not as…

The wind kept us company for most of the night so it was an unwelcoming morning which encouraged me to stay in bed until 06:35. There were a few drops of rain very early on however it was great not to have to go out to find everything wet first thing in the morning. Dawn…

I prepared my bed with the duvet as, up until now, I’ve been using only a sheet and a fleecy blanket or two. These conditions call for reinforcements as the roof vent above my bed is always open and the van door also has a gas vent and fits only where it touches! My evening…

Skinny was the unlikely candidate to get me out of bed a couple of times during the night. He woke me up by making pathetic noises then asked to be let out. I’d not long gone back to bed when he was outside the door wanting to come back in. A couple of hours later,…

The weather is rather unsettled at present with heavy showers mostly in the early mornings, however, today the showers have been quite heavy and more prolonged during the day too. It was wet at getting up time so I waited a while before committing to the morning’s activities. I finally decided it would be worth…

We gathered together, suitably socially-distanced, for a Zoom chat at 21:00. I learned that the entire day had followed the forecast and been wet for the duration of the proceedings. We covered a number of topics ending up with Tronald Dump and the Dreaded Brexit. It seems that the only family members who voted for…

It was a lot cooler once the sun went down yesterday evening so I didn’t need much convincing to put on the heater once the temperature dropped to 18℃. I was quite cold having spoken to Janne and Erica at some length. I’d also yet to have my supper as our conversation was so long.…

It started to rain as I’d just got out of bed Isabella was licking my feet and Skinny wanted me to scratch his ears. I didn’t hurry so spent a few minutes checking my emails and reading the news. It stopped as quickly as it had started so we were off out with a minimum…

It was windy during the night but not at all cold. I think it may be a little cooler this evening and tomorrow. Our walk was more active than usual for some reason and took longer so it was nearly 08:30 by the time we were back. I fed the dogs then started a loaf…

It was so warm during the night that I even threw off my blankets! We set off on our walk in darkness with a little wind to help us on our way. The wind had got up during the night as a towel was on the line flapping and shaking the van as one end…

Dr Finlay was getting into hot water with an unprofessional meeting with a married woman who came to him due to relationship problems. Dr Cameron, now retired, was at the German POW camp teaching English to the inmates. He had his own special problems. Luis dragged me out of my pit by pissing on the…

I should have worn fewer garments as it was another unbelievably warm morning again. There had been a shower in the night which has temporarily reduced the temperature but most of the evidence had disappeared so the sand on the Promontory was hardly damp. The sky was cloudy so it took a little longer to…

I watched the second episode of Heartbeat, which is set in the 60s in Yorkshire near Whitby. It stars Nick Berry, previously of Eastenders as Simon Wicks, the PC who moves with his wife, a doctor, from London to a quiet Yorkshire village. The storyline is harmless, the acting good and the music great. Earlier,…

I remembered to take the yeast out of the fridge and feed it last night. I fed the other half before putting it back in the fridge. That way, it will last at least another week. The start of the day was quite busy as I’d decided to go shopping in Paleochora after taking the…

I visited Corfu with the Durrells for the non-wedding event at the end of season one. The night started off cool but warmed up by morning. I made sure everyone had been out at bedtime so there were no disturbances other than Luis barking at something for a short while. It was a change to…

The morning crept up on me all-of-a-sudden-like. Isabella had woken me earlier to request an exit pass and I was glad to let her out especially when I saw the result later! As I put on my boots and got Isabella into her collar, no mean feat as she wiggles incessantly, I heard the sound…

A light smattering of rain on the roof in the early hours made me turn over to go back to sleep. The forecast is for rain today however nothing of consequence has materialised so far… The sea has been quite angry since last night as the wind was easterly but now seems more southeasterly. Some…

Skinny and Isabella jointly welcomed me to the day but kindly retired to a safe distance when I wished to get up. They were the first out of the starting gate, just for a change. Having fed a number of pussies, I assembled the troops and we set off across the field just before 07:00.…

Mo died this afternoon in the company of Eleanor and Sophie just twelve days after the man she’d loved for over seventy years. When you build a life together as they did I cannot imagine what it must be like without the other half. Mo lived a long life and enjoyed good health almost until…

I amused myself with a little Perry Mason before bed as yet another crime was solved! Isabella was banished to the outside for aggressive behaviour towards Fido so there was plenty of space on the benches and on the floor. She is quite a big girl who takes up a lot of space. Only by…