Hello.

Where else to start but the weather?

I hate to say it, but I think Autumn has pretty much left us for the time being, and we are now trudging heavily into winter. I spent the whole of last night cleaning damp off walls and and the back of picture frames. The boiler is broken, the washing machine is broken, the freezer never worked in the first place. The time for skipping carefree though the falling leaves is gone.
It might come back, of course; one has to be optimistic in the face of adversity, but if it does, it won't be for long.

Nevermind though, Winter is brilliant: