The End of Summer

We do appear to have bypassed summer and have gone directly to autumn (not stopping to wear shorts in public, enjoy the garden or get a suntan; nevermind collecting £200!). The leaves are rapidly falling from the trees, it's wet. I need to cut the lawn (okay need is a bit strong); I'd would like to cut the lawn before the weather really breaks and it becomes a boggy-soggy mess … again.

We've only managed a pitiful two barbecues since June. The likelihood of a glorious September seems remote as we hurtle towards October, a month that has never been described as nice, nevermind glorious. The best October can hope for is mild.