Woke up to a mini summer today. A gentle walk with the dogs down at the rocks set the tone for a day free from any gearbox-changing or related garage activities. A few petunias are now gracing the flowerbeds, the watering has been done, garden neatened up with rubbish disposed of. After a leisurely braai (during which the grand prix passed unnoticed - how times change!), the camping mattress came out and it was snooze time for HWCFA while I passed the time of day with a lunchtime guest who was too polite to also have a nod.
A drift of ozone-laden air is coming in now from the sea and high ice clouds are sweeping in from the west - harbingers of another cold front. But nothing compared to what will be hitting the UK tonight, we hear - a hurricane with forecasts of severe flooding and wind damage during Monday morning rush hour throughout Wales and southern England. With friends and relatives in the area, we can only sympathise and hope they will all keep safe - my feeling is that in such circumstances a day off work should be compulsory purely to keep accidents to a minimum. I try to never go out in heavy rain and will put off any appointment in bad weather.
Happy to be here at the tip of Africa!
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