by liz scully | Aug 10, 2014 | Cold, London, Signs, Weather
Do you know the Scottish word ‘dreek’? It means bad weather. In some areas of Scotland it means really bad weather – soaking wet and freezing cold. But with my Ayrshire chums it usually meant that horrible cold, wet weather where it...
by liz scully | May 15, 2014 | Cold, Mindset
I can’t, currently, breathe. Or rather, I can only breath very slowly and rather shallowly. I sound like a cheap Darth Vader impersonator. This lack of easy breathing is why this post is late. I have a cold, and my brain is made of cotton wool and I’ve been working on...
by liz scully | Dec 25, 2013 | Cold, India
First of all – though I assume you’ll sensibly be reading this on days other than the 25th December… just in case you are: Merry Christmas! Being a bookish sort, when anything new arrives in my life, my first inclination is to go get a book on the...
by liz scully | Sep 11, 2013 | India, Monsoon
by liz scully | Jul 22, 2012 | India, View from the office, Weather
So, in my ongoing search for the monsoon, I seem to be somewhat thwarted by gorgeous non-monsoon weather. Witness Exhibit A – the view from the office yesterday. This is of course delightful on many levels – being by the beach, being able to work from...
by liz scully | Jul 19, 2012 | India, View from the office, Weather
So, as I mentioned, I’ve run away to the seaside this week. I’ve come down to where I used to live in Kerala, in hope of finding the monsoon. Sadly there’s wasn’t much sign of it today, and so I was obliged to put up with beautiful sunshine,...