Well, the drought has well and truly broken, hasn't it? In the last weeks, we've had storm Amy, and I believe Benjamin is approaching to shake us out of our shoes. My garden at Crumbly Cottage Mk 1 is buried beneath a carpet of gold, russet and bronze, but the sudden and unpredictable squalls have prevented me from spending time kicking through the fallen leaves, much as I'd love to. I should really rake them all up, but I'd rather look at the glorious colours from the window than risk a soaking. They really are lovely, aren't they?
Last weekend, we had what was probably our last 'spuddle' on the Hennie Ha when we paid a visit to Vereeniging to do some work on the wooden panels that needed attention before the winter weather renders painting impossible. Daughter 1 and her Lucie came too to both enjoy and assist, and a good time was had by pups and all.
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| Skipper at the helm |
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| Pups on board |
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| Drawing away from Vereeniging after the jobs were done. |
I say it was possibly the last spuddle because the days are drawing in quite rapidly now. I've noticed that just in this past week, the mornings have been much darker and it's a struggle to be up at 7:30, let alone 6:30 which is normal in the summer. Zoe isn't much help either; she's happy to snooze under the covers until it's good and light and is never in a hurry for breakfast when comfortably ensconced in her nest. She's definitely a pup after my own heart, which isn't very useful when I know I should be up and at it.
Anyway, this weekend, the clocks will be going back, giving us a couple of weeks of relief. I've long thought they shouldn't bother changing from winter to summer time. Having lived in a country where there's no daylight saving during the summer, I don't see much point in the hour's adjustment, not from anyone's perspective. That said, those in the know still seem to think it's worth doing, so in that case, I'll stop complaining scribbling now allemaal, and wish you all a good week ending. See you on the other side.
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