Windy Woes

There has been a major spanner in my #MakeMayCount works.  We have had horrible weather.  Now I’m not adverse to a bit of bad weather but to work in this would be madness.  It has been 3 days of super windy conditions.  The strongest it got was gusts of 98km/h.  While not the worst we’ve had – that was 212km/h gusts while our house was … Continue reading Windy Woes

An Arch to be Rivalled

I have been dabbling a little bit in making my own cold process soap.Β  It is a bit fun because it reminds me of my time in a previous life working in laboratories.Β  It is all about weighing out the ingredients exactly and getting all geared up in safety gear – goggles and gloves and using dangerous chemicals.Β  I love it.Β  I just make it … Continue reading An Arch to be Rivalled

So, how’s winter treating me?

Well to be honest, not too shabby.Β  The winds of last week are well behind us, although I have to say I am glad I wasn’t here.Β  It isn’t so much the wind itself that bothers me but the horrendous noise it makes.Β  The whistling and the howling.Β  That’s why I don’t get yachting – even the nicest summer day can be made to feel … Continue reading So, how’s winter treating me?