We made it to October 14th this year. And it was Mrs P who succumbed. Normally it's me, suggesting - very sensibly - that we test it out to make sure everything is functioning correctly. But this year it was her. I got a text in the evening to tell me she's put the heating … Continue reading Autumn
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All Change
Last tonight - or early this tomorrow morning, depending on your way of thinking - the clocks went back. The railway switched to the Leaf Fall timetable a couple of weeks ago, which means trains leave five minutes early. This, of course, is because autumn has properly replaced summer and billions of red, brown and … Continue reading All Change
The Season Review
We are heading into autumn. I know this because my calendar tells me so. I ignore the complicated rules on when each season starts and ends. I prefer to chop the four of them up into blocks of three full months each, and autumn is September, October and November. But even without a calendar, I’d … Continue reading The Season Review


