August 2026 – Page 2 – Val and Peter Ball are …….

I’m glad we have air conditioning.

I’m not living without air-conditioning. I wonder how I would manage. Currently, we are running the air con at 24°, and it seems really cool, but it’s doing the job. O steady hum behind the plastic grille, quiet savior of the dog days, you breathe a glacial mercy into rooms where the midday sun pressesContinue reading “I’m glad we have air conditioning.”

We’ve been in Cornwall for a few days.

Val and I are jumping on a train at 9:30 from Norwich to go to see Chris and Anne in Constantine in Cornwall for a few days. We’re looking forward to it. Hopefully the weather will be good. The hardest bit, as always, is knowing what to pack and leaving Bob at home and ourContinue reading “We’ve been in Cornwall for a few days.”