It's -7 degreees centigrade in Braemar. If this continues I might need to put on a vest.

Gas mark 8 here in Crook. Chips take twenty minutes at this heat.

But we have a bit of snow - a light covering by normal January standards,despite the dire warnings on the Beeb. When will the Beeb/Met office come to the appreciation that snowfall and low temperatures between November and April ( or May if it's a TGO) isn't really news,

Only 36C here today, 41C tomorrow.

TrailStar arrived the other day, pitched it for seam sealing, had to hammer the pegs in the ground was so hard.



If you think this is dry, we have places north of here that are _really_ dry :)

Mike

That reminds me.
I need to re seam seal mine.

Our ground is frozen.

Theo, I do hope those peat hags weren't intended as contrasting parallel to the women you mentioned.......some of us might just be ancient enough to be sensitive to such double-entendres

Dear Jean,

imho I actually believe women are like dangerous rivercrossings no matter their age : one slip and a man goes down.

Ah well, Theo, river crossings can be pretty temtestuous......there's no danger from an ancient Peat Hag

When an ancient Peat Hag catches fire she can smoulder for a long time

Ooooh, exciting prospect, must remember that one!