It's been pouring with rain for most of the day 13C/55.5F. This morning I drove to my Art Appreciation class. This week we revisited the beginnings of German Expressionism with Wassily Kandinsky and his student (and then his lover) Gabriele Münter (who he treated appallingly!). We focussed on The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) period which was ( Read more... )

Today's forecast - an unbelievable 22C/72F, sunny intervals.  And they say climate change is a hoax - how can it be a hoax when at the end of October in the SE of the UK it's summer temperatures!! The average temperature this time of year should be 14C/57F ( Read more... )

Another chilly day and we are forecast for sleet showers tonight! Today's forecast 10C/50F light rain. The garden is very dry (I've had to water things recently) so the rain will actually be quite welcome, although we're going out on a Nordic walk with our group at 4.30-5.30, so I hope it holds off during that hour ( Read more... )

Today's forecast: 14C/57F cloudy ( Read more... )