Monthly Round-Up: July

The UK heatwave continued unabated into July, with no sign of loosening its oppressive grip. Cold, wet, grey, miserable days are now a distant memory and I have long given up fretting over the state of my garden, or trying to sleep. Que Sera Sera as Doris Day would say. Everest Life has returned to …

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Monthly Round-Up: June

June was hotter than July, as Stevie Wonder might have sang if he was in the UK last month. As some of you know, I'm more of a fan of the white stuff, so I spent a lot of time indoors or seeking out the shade, fretting over the state of my garden. Everest Life …

Monthly Round-Up: May

I know I'm ridiculously late in publishing my May Round-Up, and the minute I publish this post I shall be concentrating on my my monthly round-up for June, but life has been madder than usual on Planet Dom of late, as some of you know all too well. It seems like a lifetime ago, but …

Monthly Round-Up: April

Well, Easter was a bit of a wash-out in the UK; for three days it chucked it down in the south, whilst some of our northern friends opened their curtains on Easter Sunday to more of the white stuff. Sometimes it snows in April, as the Purple One once warbled. This year, Easter Sunday coincided …

Monthly Round-Up: March

Well, spring got off to an interesting start here on Planet Dom; Storm Emma collided with the Beast from the East and enveloped us in a winter wonderland for three days, and promptly disappeared as quickly as it arrived, leaving us wondering if we had dreamt it all. I had organised a surprise meal for …

Monthly Round-Up: February

Winter ended with a whimper here on Planet Dom; Storm Emma and the Beast from the East were forecast, but no one took any real notice; spring was teasing us with the promise of warmer days and the garden was awakening from it's hibernation and besides, since when did the weather forecasters get anything right? …