After two false starts, spring appears to have arrived for good in Southern Finland. I saw anxious articles in the news about the plight of migratory birds that returned too…
Meri, Meri, quite contreri
Tag: weather
The past is a foreign country, they say, but in my case the past is also my own country, which means that my own country is a foreign country. And…
One of the unintended consequences of a heatwave is that afterwards your house has several new occupants. Ours is crawling with flies, moths and spiders that came in through doors…
Today we find out for sure if our house offer was accepted, and it’s going to be quite a nice watershed moment as I feel reasonably positive about either outcome.…
The baby was supposed to have a 1-year health check with a health visitor today (it’s his birthday tomorrow!), but in keeping with tradition there was a mix-up about the…
There must be a good bunch of people actively manifesting heatwaves in London, because we’re getting another one this week. This time we’re staying on the right side of 40°C,…
This week brings an unwanted gift of hot air (literal hot air) from the continent. I’m confident that the days will be just about bearable, but have a lot of…