05/11/2026 - Gloomy days, short sessions

Another month flies by! Had a pleasant week in France at half-term to help the in-laws do some jobs on the house before they shut it up for the winter but still managed to get out for some decent walks, unlike in the summer when it had been too damn hot! Saw lots of wildlife, including deer, coypu, red squirrels, great white egrets, hen harriers, black-winged kites and even a v-formation of European cranes passing over the house on their migration. Had some great food as well, including some fresh, wild boar steaks courtesy of the neighbour - simply cooked in the pan with oil, salt, pepper and a bit of butter they were dark and melt-in-the-mouth tender, not porky or gamey at all, and they went down extremely well with a glass of home-made pineau. Unfortunately, our trip back to the UK co-incided with the first two named storms of the year, Austen and Boelo, resulting in two cancelled ferries and a detour from Dieppe up to Calais. Eventually pulled outside the house after 19 hours in…

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