[KS] Sorry to hear about the job. Hopefully something comes your way soon.
[Stevie] I agree. My preference is a sharp jam like raspberry or rhubarb. We spent Christmas Day with friends who have a plum tree. As they don't eat them, I came away with about 8kg of fruit. First batch of plum jam is now in the jars.

If you are eating sharp jam it is a good sign that the jam owner dropped the jar and scraped the contents into a new one.

Happy New Year!

Well things are a bit odd this week innit.

Which is unusual for week 2.

I really can't think of much to say at the moment.

Neither can I, but we might as well keep la Aniston's upward progress going.

It is foggy here, and chuffin' cold.

Clear and sunny, 4°C when I set out, -2°C when I got back.

Currently 31; supposed to reach 36 today.

(CdM) A pretty accurate description of what it's like here, but in Fahrenheit.

(Rosie) Heh - but I'd still rather be here. Can't do heat.

I can't do heat either. Just been out for lunchtime dogwalk; 4C and strong winds is a bit brutal but if you keep moving it's OK. I was so bundled up as to be unrecognisable walking into the wind but had to take off me hat walking back with the wind behind me
What gets me is the freaking gloom here. It was midday and gloomier than a gloomy thing. Awful.