Bloody hell, who turned the temperature down! Today’s felt more like October than September. This morning we woke up to temperatures in low single figures. I guess an Indian summer’s out of the question then? To top it all we’ve had weather conditions that have veered from the sublime to the bleeding ridiculous!

Much of my day has been spent type-swiping for a living, writing the second part of my round Britain odyssey for RAIL magazine, so the weather was moot. I was tucked up in the warm and dry here at Bigland Towers. It was only when I ventured out for my daily constitutional that I realised the weather forecast was about as accurate and reliable as Donald Trump. I’d not bothered taking an umbrella with me – which was a big mistake as these are the sort of weather conditions I encountered atop the valley.

This afternoon Dawn had an appointment over in Marsden in the Colne valley so I went with her, riding shotgun and taking the opportunity to get a few shots around the station.

That job done I popped into the revamped Riverhead brewery Tap for a pint whilst waiting.

Afterwards we spent the evening at Dawns parents where we prepared fish in vermouth* along with a vegetable medley. Simple (ish) but very tasty. Now the pair of us are back home. Bugger waiting until October – the heating’s been turned of for half an hour. I may not be a pensioner yet – or have to worry about winter fuel allowances, but there comes a point at which I’m not prepared to sit and type with blue fingers!

*like the sound of the recipe? Let me know and I’ll pass it on….

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