I was in my new local haunt, B&Q, for the umpteenth time last Friday and after spending an eternity looking at paint manufacturers with grandiose brand titles such as 'Le Petite Palais' and "Timeless Classics" I eventually put my neck on the line went for 'Sophisticated Sage.'
I Showed My Class by Going for Sophisticated Sage
It was with dubious irony that I chose 'Sophisticated Sage' as it was from the 'Timeless Classics' range ...
When, in 1987, Michael Fish patronised a lady in Cornwall by ridiculing her warning of an impending hurricane, little did he know that from that day us Brits would never again have to concern ourselves with severe, moderate or even benign weather.
Thankfully, since that day, mainly thanks to the quite brilliant BBC weather lady, Carol Kirkwood, we have always known when to put sun lotion on, wear a jumper, take a brolly or only travel if we ...
For many people the month of September involves a wave of depression as summer draws to a close and it was incredibly poignant this morning when I dropped my lads to school and college, the first significant rain for some time accompanied a 10 degrees temperature drop.
I have spoken to many people over the last week who are suffering the first signs of S.A.D as the memories of their holidays with their children in the Mediterranean and ...
We Brits are a funny old bunch when it comes to the weather. After five successive summer wash-outs that have wrecked fetes, barbecues and sporting events, the last few weeks have offered a long awaited prolonged spell of decent weather and as a result, the first murmurings of dissent are upon us.
When you go to the weather websites, they are littered with grave hay fever and heat wave warnings. It seems as if though all this heat is ...
Nearly every conversation that I have been involved in since February has started with a two way discussion about how bloody cold it is; it is something that is near on impossible to avoid. It almost feels like we are relishing in the misery of the weather being one of the few things we can do absolutely nothing to change. Watching the forecast is like watching Groundhog Day, with constant reminders about the stubborn easterly wind drawing in ...